chóng​guī​dié​jǔ

overlapping compasses and squares

  • created sense approved 重规叠矩/重規疊矩 · chóng​guī​dié​jǔ · overlapping compasses and squares — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    重规叠矩 / 重規疊矩

    chóng​guī​dié​jǔ

    overlapping compasses and squares

    (of compasses and squares) to be laid one on top of another; to overlap

    重 (literal) → 重 · chóng · to repeat 规 (literal) → 规/規 · guī · compasses 叠 (literal) → 叠/疊 · dié · to pile up 矩 (literal) → 矩 · jǔ · carpenter's square

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 重规叠矩/重規疊矩 · chóng​guī​dié​jǔ · to follow a pattern — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    重规叠矩 / 重規疊矩

    chóng​guī​dié​jǔ

    to follow a pattern

    to follow a previous pattern or tradition exactly; often used to describe conforming to rules or, pejoratively, to describe repetitive imitation without innovation

    重 (literal) → 重 · chóng · to repeat 规 (literal) → 规/規 · guī · rules 叠 (literal) → 叠/疊 · dié · to repeat 矩 (literal) → 矩 · jǔ · rules

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 重规叠矩/重規疊矩 · chóng​guī​dié​jǔ · to be identical — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    重规叠矩 / 重規疊矩

    chóng​guī​dié​jǔ

    to be identical

    (of situations, events, or literary works) to be exactly the same; to coincide

    重 (literal) → 重 · chóng · to repeat 规 (literal) → 规/規 · guī · rules 叠 (literal) → 叠/疊 · dié · to repeat 矩 (literal) → 矩 · jǔ · rules

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    created sense