guī

rules, regulations, customs, law

DEFINITIONS

規 guī
  • variant of 規|规[gui1]
  • compass
  • a rule
  • regulation
  • to admonish
  • to plan
  • to scheme

WORDS

武器 cháng guī wǔ qì conventional weapon
chǎng guī factory regulations
蹈矩 xún guī dǎo jǔ to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly; to act according to convention
chéng guī established rules; the beaten track
jiè guī religious precept; taboo; rule
技術範 jì shù guī fàn technical specification
定 àn guī dìng according to regulation
kòng guī regulatory plan
操作程 cāo zuò guī chéng operating rules; work regulations
jiào guī canon; religious rules
rì guī sundial
明文定 míng wén guī dìng expressly stipulated (in writing)
服務章 fú wù guī zhāng service regulation
bǎn guī plate gauge
xiào guī school rules and regulations
根據定 gēn jù guī dìng according to provisions; as stipulated in the rules
tiáo guī rule
標準格 biāo zhǔn guī gé standard; norm
zhèng guī regular; according to standards
教育 zhèng guī jiào yù regular education
軍 zhèng guī jūn regular army; standing army
沒有矩,不成方圓 méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
沒有矩,何以成方圓 méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
fǎ guī legislation; statute
則 qián guī zé unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)