bù​yǐ​guī​ju​bù​néng​chéng​fāng​yuán

without rules, nothing can be done

  1. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. preposition
    by means of
    to use; by means of; with; using the tool or method introduced
  3. rule
    established rule, custom, or practice; social etiquette or manners
  4. non-Chinese
  5. cannot
    To be unable to; to be incapable of doing something due to external circumstances or lack of ability
  6. chéng verbparticle
    to become
    to become; to turn into; to change into
  7. squares and circles
    squares and circles; the physical shape of objects; specifically refers to rules or order in the idiom 没有规矩,不成方圆 méi​yǒu​guī​ju​bù​chéng​fāng​yuán