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 ㄍㄨㄟㄉㄠˇ ㄐㄩˇ, ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceon⁴ kwai¹ dou⁶ geoi²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sûn-kui-tō-kú

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xúnguīdǎojǔ [Phonetic: xúnguīdáojǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟㄉㄠˇ 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 ㄍㄨㄟㄉㄠˋ 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

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
Southern Min	Jieyang	從規蹈矩