xún​guī​dǎo​jǔ

to follow the rules

  • created reference approved 循规蹈矩/循規蹈矩 → 蹈规循矩/蹈規循矩 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    循规蹈矩 / 循規蹈矩 xún​guī​dǎo​jǔ

    蹈规循矩 / 蹈規循矩 dǎo​guī​xún​jǔ

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 循规蹈矩/循規蹈矩 → 蹈矩循规/蹈矩循規 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    循规蹈矩 / 循規蹈矩 xún​guī​dǎo​jǔ

    蹈矩循规 / 蹈矩循規 dǎo​jǔ​xún​guī

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 循规蹈矩/循規蹈矩 · xún​guī​dǎo​jǔ · to follow the rules — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    循规蹈矩 / 循規蹈矩

    xún​guī​dǎo​jǔ

    to follow the rules

    to follow established rules and customs; to behave in a conventional way or toe the line; sometimes used to describe being inflexible or lacking in creativity

    xún​guī​dào​jǔ

    循 (literal) → 循 · xún · to follow 规 (literal) → 规/規 · guī · rules 蹈 (literal) → 蹈 · dǎo · to follow 矩 (literal) → 矩 · jǔ · rules

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

    created sense