to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly; to act according to convention
trad. 循規蹈矩
Also written 循規蹈矩【xún guī dǎo jǔ】
Characters in this word
4循
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(bound form) to follow; to act in accordance with
- Pinyin
- xún
- Strokes
- 12
规
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variant of 規|规[gui1]
- Pinyin
- guī
- Traditional
- 槼
- Strokes
- 8
蹈
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to tread on, to trample, to stamp, to fulfill, Taiwan pr. [dao4]
- Pinyin
- dǎo
- Strokes
- 17
- Frequency
- 45777 of 2500
矩
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variant of 矩[ju3]
- Pinyin
- jǔ
- Traditional
- 榘
- Strokes
- 9