蕭規曹隨

Chinese

		mournful	compass; rule	a company; a class; a generation a company; a class; a generation; surname	to follow; to comply with; to allow to follow; to comply with; to allow; surname
trad. (蕭規曹隨)		蕭	規	曹	隨
simp. (萧规曹随)		萧	规	曹	随
Literally: “Xiao's governance followed by Cao”.

Etymology

Xiao and Cao refer to Xiao He and Cao Shen, who are government officials of early Western Han dynasty. When Cao succeeded Xiao's position of grand chancellor, he adhered to Xiao's policies without amendments. First attested in Wen Xuan during Liang dynasty.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāoguīcáosuí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄘㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ kwai¹ cou⁴ ceoi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāoguīcáosuí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄘㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siaogueicáosuéi
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-kuei¹-tsʻao²-sui²
    • Yale: syāu-gwēi-tsáu-swéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaugueitsaurswei
    • Palladius: сяогуйцаосуй (sjaogujcaosuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵ su̯eɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu¹ kwai¹ cou⁴ ceoi⁴
    • Yale: sīu kwāi chòuh chèuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ kwai¹ tsou⁴ tsoey⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ kuei¹ cou⁴ cêu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹/

Idiom

蕭規曹隨

1. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor, to follow precedent