尺步繩趨
chǐ​bù​shéng​qū

to follow decorum

  • created sense approved 尺步绳趋/尺步繩趨 · chǐ​bù​shéng​qū · to follow decorum — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尺步绳趋 / 尺步繩趨

    chǐ​bù​shéng​qū

    to follow decorum

    to strictly follow rules of etiquette or traditional decorum; to be very careful and proper in one's conduct

    尺 (literal) → 尺 · chǐ · ruler 步 (literal) → 步 · bù · to follow 绳 (literal) → 绳/繩 · shéng · marking line 趋 (literal) → 趋/趨 · qū · to hasten

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense