規矩

lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved

compass / a rule / regulation / to admonish / to plan / to scheme

variant of 矩[ju3]

carpenter's square / rule / regulation / pattern / to carve

without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard / norms / criteria

compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard / norms / criteria

to behave oneself / to abide by the rules

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules