mò shǒu chéng guī

Traditional: 墨守成規

墨守成规 (mò shǒu chéng guī) is a Chinese word meaning “hidebound by convention (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1hidebound by convention (idiom)

Characters in 墨守成规

墨mò · ink stick守shǒu · to guard成chéng · to succeed规guī · compass

Related words

成to succeed成surname Cheng成为to become; to turn into成功to succeed成功Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan变成to change into完成to complete; to accomplish造成to bring about; to create; to cause成员member墨西哥Mexico规则rule; regulation规矩lit. compass and set square

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