| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 规矩 | 規矩 | guīju | - lit. compass and set square - fig. established standard - rule - customs - practices - fig. upright and honest - well-behaved |
| 守规矩 | 守規矩 | shǒuguīju | - to behave oneself - to abide by the rules |
| 规矩准绳 | 規矩準繩 | guījuzhǔnshéng | - compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard - norms - criteria |
| 规矩绳墨 | 規矩繩墨 | guījushéngmò | - compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard - norms - criteria |
| 没有规矩，不成方圆 | 沒有規矩，不成方圓 | méiyǒuguīju,bùchéngfāngyuán | - without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules |
| 不以规矩，不能成方圆 | 不以規矩，不能成方圓 | bùyǐguīju,bùnéngchéngfāngyuán | - without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules |
| 没有规矩，何以成方圆 | 沒有規矩，何以成方圓 | méiyǒuguījǔ,héyǐchéngfāngyuán | - without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules |
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