lawyer; attorney; also used as a title of address for a legal professional

law; statute; normative documents enacted by the state

following a regular pattern; orderly; rhythmic

The rules and standards of behavior that members of a group or organization must follow

equally; all; uniformly; without exception; usually describing how a rule or situation applies to an entire group

Philippines; a country in Southeast Asia

melody; tune; a sequence of musical notes that forms a distinct pattern

defense lawyer; defense counselor

to exercise self-control; to govern one's own behavior

A scientific law or established rule; a statement describing phenomena that has been proven through observation or experiment.

Detroit, a city in Michigan, USA, known as a major center for the automobile industry

rhythm of the heartbeat

The principal melody in a musical piece

the quality of following a set pattern or rule; the property of developing according to specific laws

legal advisor; legal counsel

Religious rules or commandments that restrict the behavior of followers, such as monastic discipline or the Buddhist precepts

A regular, repeated pattern of sound or physical movement; cadence

to inspect discipline or perform internal investigations within an organization, especially the Communist Party

rhythm and pace of moving things; regularity or cadence in a cycle, such as a heartbeat or biological process

a thousand articles follow the same rule; stereotyped and repetitive without any change or variety

The objective laws and principles that govern everything in the natural world

the legal profession or legal community

to beat or move with a steady, regular rhythm

the statutes and ordinances enacted by a state

criminal law; the legal statutes governing crimes and punishments

(abbreviation) an eight-line poem with seven characters per line that follows strict rules of rhythm, tone, and structure; short for [[七言律诗|七言律詩|qi1 yan2 lu:4 shi1]]

the rules of tuning or temperament in music; music theory; also refers to music in general

to maintain a high standard of self-discipline; to be demanding of oneself in one's conduct

The rules and forms of classical poetic composition, including the number of characters and lines, rhyme schemes, and tonal patterns; versification

to exercise self-control or discipline oneself

laws and decrees; legal regulations

golden rule; a fundamental set of principles or laws that are considered perfect and must be strictly followed without change

the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

A strict poetic form that matured in the Tang Dynasty, consisting of eight lines with a specific rhyme scheme and tonal patterns; usually categorized as either five-character or seven-character lines.

religious regulations that monks or priests must follow, such as those in Buddhism or Taoism

to demand a lot of oneself; to use high standards to constrain one's own behavior

(bound form) laws and statutes along with their legal precedents; the formal codes and case laws of traditional Chinese dynasties

(abbreviation) a classic poetic form consisting of an eight-line poem with five characters per line; specifically refers to [[五言律诗|五言律詩|wu3 yan2 lu:4 shi1]]

(loanword) A Western-style dish of mixed cold ingredients like vegetables, fruit, or meat with a dressing; mainly used in Hong Kong and southern China.

The law of cause and effect; the principle that every event has a cause and that similar causes lead to similar effects.

a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus such as a hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon or rope

tuning or temperament in music

Filipino person; a citizen of the Philippines

articles of law; legal provisions

A phrase originally used at the end of Han dynasty official documents to indicate urgency; now used at the end of Daoist incantations or charms to command spirits to act immediately.

(literary) ancient Chinese bamboo pitch-pipes used to calibrate musical instruments; the six odd-numbered pipes were called "lǜ" and the six even-numbered pipes were called "lǚ"

The twelve notes of the traditional Chinese chromatic scale. These consist of six yang pitches (six masculine) and six yin pitches (six feminine) that serve as the standard for traditional music tuning; also known as [[十二宫|十二宮|shi2 er4 gong1]].

The law of identity in logic; the principle that each concept or judgment must maintain a fixed and consistent meaning throughout a single reasoning process.

The law of contradiction in formal logic, which states that two contradictory statements cannot both be true at the same time and in the same sense.