萧规曹随 / 蕭規曹隨

xiāo​guī​cáo​suí

to follow precedent

To strictly follow the rules or policies set by one's predecessor. This refers to the Han dynasty official [[曹参|曹參|cao2 can1]] who continued the governance style established by [[萧何|蕭何|xiao1 he2]].

萧 (literal) → 萧/蕭 · xiāo · Xiao 规 (literal) → 规/規 · guī · rules 曹 (literal) → 曹 · cáo · Cao 随 (literal) → 随/隨 · suí · to follow

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM