规行矩步
Traditional form:
規行矩步
Pinyin (reading):
guīxíngjǔbù
Definitions:
- to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
- to act according to convention
Characters:
- 规 - rules, regulations, customs, law
- 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional
- 矩 - carpenter's square, ruler, rule
- 步 - walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
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