xún guī dǎo jǔ

Traditional: 循規蹈矩

循规蹈矩 (xún guī dǎo jǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly; to act according to convention”.

Meanings

  1. 1to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
  2. 2to act according to convention

Characters in 循规蹈矩

循xún · to follow规guī · compass蹈dǎo · to tread on矩jǔ · carpenter's square

Related words

舞蹈dance (performance art)规则rule; regulation规矩lit. compass and set square规定to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota)循环to cycle犯规to break the rules常规code of conduct; conventions; common practice规划to draw up a plan; to map out a program规律rule (e.g. of science)规模scale; scope; extent大规模large scale违规to violate the rules

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