應規蹈矩
yìng​guī​dǎo​jǔ

to toe the line

  • created sense approved 应规蹈矩/應規蹈矩 · yìng​guī​dǎo​jǔ · to toe the line — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    应规蹈矩 / 應規蹈矩

    yìng​guī​dǎo​jǔ

    to toe the line

    to strictly follow the rules; to behave in a law-abiding way and observe all social norms

    yìng​guī​dào​jǔ

    应 (literal) → 应/應 · yìng · to suit 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