規矩

See also: 规矩

Chinese

		compass; rule	carpenter's square; rule
trad. (規矩)		規	矩
simp. (规矩)		规	矩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guījǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai¹ geoi²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kûi-kí
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kui-kír / kui-kú / kui-kí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guījǔ → guīju (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄩˇ → ㄍㄨㄟ ˙ㄐㄩ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gueijyů
    • Wade–Giles: kuei¹-chü⁵
    • Yale: gwēi-jyu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guei.jeu
    • Palladius: гуйцзюй (gujczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥y²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kwai¹ geoi²
    • Yale: kwāi géui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwai¹ goey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuei¹ gêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kɵy̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kûi-kí
    • Hakka Romanization System: gui´ gi`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gui¹ gi³
    • Sinological IPA: /ku̯i²⁴ ki³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-kír
    • Tâi-lô: kui-kír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kui³³ kɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-kú
    • Tâi-lô: kui-kú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kui'kuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ ku⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-kí
    • Tâi-lô: kui-kí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kui'kie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁵³/
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /kui³³ ki⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴¹/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 規矩

1. conforming to standards
2. well-behaved

Synonyms

• (well-behaved): 禮貌／礼貌 (lǐmào), 體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 規矩

1. compass and set square
2. rule; custom; established practice
3. social etiquette; manners; formality

Synonyms

• (rule):

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• 例 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 則度／则度 (zédù) (literary)
• 守則／守则 (shǒuzé)
• 方案 (fāng'àn)
• 條例／条例 (tiáolì)
• 條規／条规 (tiáoguī)
• 法度 (fǎdù)
• 程度 (chéngdù) (archaic)
• 紀綱／纪纲 (jìgāng) (literary)
• 綱目／纲目 (gāngmù) (Classical Chinese)
• 繩墨／绳墨 (shéngmò) (figurative)
• 規／规 (literary, or in compounds)
• 規則／规则 (guīzé)
• 規定／规定 (guīdìng)
• 規條／规条 (guītiáo)
• 規準／规准 (guīzhǔn) (literary)

 

• (social etiquette): 禮貌／礼貌 (lǐmào), 體面／体面 (tǐmiàn), 形跡／形迹 (xíngjì)

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 規矩

1. according to practice, precedent or convention

Verb

規矩

1. (literary) to imitate; to simulate; to mock
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) to discipline; to train; to cultivate

Synonyms

• (to imitate):

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• 仿效 (fǎngxiào)
• 仿照 (fǎngzhào)
• 擬／拟 (nǐ) (literary, or in compounds)
• 效仿 (xiàofǎng)
• 模仿 (mófǎng)
• 模擬／模拟 (mónǐ)
• 臨摹／临摹 (línmó) (a model of calligraphy, painting, etc.)

 

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