guī​xíng​jǔ​bù

to behave correctly

  • created reference approved 规行矩步/規行矩步 → 循规蹈矩/循規蹈矩 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    规行矩步 / 規行矩步 guī​xíng​jǔ​bù

    循规蹈矩 / 循規蹈矩 xún​guī​dǎo​jǔ

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 规行矩步/規行矩步 · guī​xíng​jǔ​bù · to behave correctly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    规行矩步 / 規行矩步

    guī​xíng​jǔ​bù

    to behave correctly

    (idiom) to follow the compass and go with the set square; to follow the rules and behave with correctness and caution; to act strictly according to established standards of conduct

    规 (literal) → 规/規 · guī · rules 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to do 矩 (literal) → 矩 · jǔ · rules 步 (literal) → 步 · bù · to walk

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 规行矩步/規行矩步 · guī​xíng​jǔ​bù · to follow rules inflexibly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    规行矩步 / 規行矩步

    guī​xíng​jǔ​bù

    to follow rules inflexibly

    (idiom) to follow convention blindly or stick to old habits without adapting; to be set in one's ways

    规 (literal) → 规/規 · guī · rules 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to do 矩 (literal) → 矩 · jǔ · rules 步 (literal) → 步 · bù · to walk

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

    created sense