guī ju
lit. compass and set square
fig. established standard
rule
customs
practices
fig. upright and honest
well-behaved
tái ju
to praise
to promote (as a favour)
shǒu guī ju
to behave oneself
to abide by the rules
méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
guī ju zhǔn shéng
compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
norms
criteria
guī ju shéng mò
compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
norms
criteria
Hán Fù jǔ
Han Fuju (1890-1938), Nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) army general and governor of Shandong, executed by Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2] after he abandoned Ji'nan to the Japanese
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
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