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规行矩步

guī xíng jǔ bù

4-character word Traditional 規行矩步

What 规行矩步 means

1. to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
2. to act according to convention

The characters in 规行矩步

• 规guīcompass; a rule; regulation
• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…
• 矩jǔcarpenter's square; rule; regulation
• 步bùa step; a pace; walk