Senses
没有规矩，不成方圆/ 沒有規矩，不成方圓 without rules nothing can be done
one must follow rules to achieve results; lit. without a compass and a square, one cannot make squares and circles
没有规矩，不成方圆/ 沒有規矩，不成方圓 nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards
idiom expressing that without rules and order, nothing can be successfully achieved; literally, without a compass and square, one cannot form circles and squares