没有规矩，何以成方圆
méi​yǒu​guī​ju​hé​yǐ​chéng​fāng​yuán

without rules, how can anything be done

  • created sense approved 没有规矩，何以成方圆/沒有規矩，何以成方圓 · méi​yǒu​guī​ju​hé​yǐ​chéng​fāng​yuán · without rules, how can anything be done — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    没有规矩，何以成方圆 / 沒有規矩，何以成方圓

    méi​yǒu​guī​ju​hé​yǐ​chéng​fāng​yuán

    without rules, how can anything be done

    without rules, how can anything be achieved; one must follow established rules and standards to succeed

    没有 (literal) → 没有/沒有 · méi​yǒu · to not have 规矩 (literal) → 规矩/規矩 · guī​ju · rule ， (non_chinese) 何以 (literal) → 何以 · hé​yǐ · why 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 方圆 (literal) → 方圆/方圓 · fāng​yuán · squares and circles

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

    created sense