循規蹈矩

Chinese

		to follow; to adhere to; to abide by	compass; rule	tread on; trample; stamp tread on; trample; stamp; fulfil	carpenter's square; rule
trad. (循規蹈矩)		循	規	蹈	矩
simp. (循规蹈矩)		循	规	蹈	矩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xúnguīdǎojǔ, xúnguīdàojǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄉㄠˇ ㄐㄩˇ, ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceon⁴ kwai¹ dou⁶ geoi²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sûn-kui-tō-kú

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sung⁵ gui¹ dao⁶ ge²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xúnguīdǎojǔ [Phonetic: xúnguīdáojǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄉㄠˇ ㄐㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syúngueidǎojyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: hsün²-kuei¹-tao³-chü³
    • Yale: syún-gwēi-dǎu-jyǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyungueidaojeu
    • Palladius: сюньгуйдаоцзюй (sjunʹgujdaoczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xúnguīdàojǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syúngueidàojyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: hsün²-kuei¹-tao⁴-chü³
    • Yale: syún-gwēi-dàu-jyǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyungueidawjeu
    • Palladius: сюньгуйдаоцзюй (sjunʹgujdaoczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceon⁴ kwai¹ dou⁶ geoi²
    • Yale: chèuhn kwāi douh géui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoen⁴ kwai¹ dou⁶ goey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cên⁴ kuei¹ dou⁶ gêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵn²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ tou̯²² kɵy̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûn-kui-tō-kú
    • Tâi-lô: sûn-kui-tō-kú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sunkui'doixkuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sun²³⁻³³ kui⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ³³⁻²¹ ku⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sun²⁴⁻¹¹ kui⁴⁴⁻³³ to³³⁻¹¹ ku⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sun²⁴⁻²² kui⁴⁴⁻²² to²²⁻²¹ ku⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sung⁵ gui¹ dao⁶ ge²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sûng kui tău kṳ́
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /suŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kui³³⁻²³ tau³⁵⁻¹¹ kɯ⁵²/

Idiom

循規蹈矩

1. to keep on the straight and narrow; to obey rules and laws

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 循規蹈矩 (“to keep on the straight and narrow; to obey rules and laws”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		循規蹈矩, 蹈規循矩, 蹈矩循規, 應規蹈矩
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	循規蹈矩
Cantonese	Hong Kong	循規蹈矩
Southern Min	Xiamen	循規蹈矩
	Jieyang	從規蹈矩