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		Trad	Simp	Mandarin	Definition	Days old	Ver
		不以規矩，不能成方圓	不以规矩，不能成方圆	[bu4 yi3 gui1 ju5 , bu4 neng2 cheng2 fang1 yuan2]	/without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules/	6350	1
		規矩	规矩	[gui1 ju5]	/lit. compass and set square/fig. established standard/rule/customs/practices/fig. upright and honest/well-behaved/	6577	1
		規矩繩墨	规矩绳墨	[gui1 ju5 sheng2 mo4]	/compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard/norms/criteria/	6354	1
		規矩準繩	规矩准绳	[gui1 ju5 zhun3 sheng2]	/compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard/norms/criteria/	6354	1
		沒有規矩，不成方圓	没有规矩，不成方圆	[mei2 you3 gui1 ju5 , bu4 cheng2 fang1 yuan2]	/without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules/	6354	1
		沒有規矩，何以成方圓	没有规矩，何以成方圆	[mei2 you3 gui1 ju5 , he2 yi3 cheng2 fang1 yuan2]	/without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules/	3565	1
		守規矩	守规矩	[[shou3 gui1ju5]]	/to behave oneself; to abide by the rules/	632	2

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