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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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規
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矩
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
guī
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jǔ
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Middle
Chinese
|
‹ kjwie ›
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‹ kjuX ›
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Old
Chinese
|
/*kʷe/
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/*ʷ(r)aʔ/
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| English
|
compass, circle
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carpenter"s square
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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規
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矩
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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4604
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7059
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Phonetic
component
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規
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巨
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Rime
group
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歌
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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3
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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𩓸
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矩
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Old
Chinese
|
/*kʷel/
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/*kʷaʔ/
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| Notes
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小徐見聲，與圜同源；古亦同窺，夫或癸省文
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Noun
規矩
- (literal, Classical) compass and carpenter's square
- (figurative) rule; custom; established practice
- (figurative) social etiquette; manners; formality
你家裡人有沒有教過你什麼是規矩啊。 [MSC, trad.]
你家里人有没有教过你什么是规矩啊。 [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ jiālǐrén yǒu méi yǒu jiāo guò nǐ shénme shì guījǔ a.
- Didn't your family teach you any manners?
Synonyms
- 例 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
- 則度／则度 (zédù) (literary)
- 守則／守则 (shǒuzé)
- 方案 (fāng'àn)
- 條例／条例 (tiáolì)
- 條規／条规 (tiáoguī)
- 法度 (fǎdù)
- 程度 (chéngdù) (archaic)
- 紀綱／纪纲 (jìgāng) (literary)
- 綱目／纲目 (gāngmù) (Classical Chinese)
- 繩墨／绳墨 (shéngmò) (figurative)
- 規／规 (literary, or in compounds)
- 規則／规则 (guīzé)
- 規定／规定 (guīdìng)
- 規條／规条 (guītiáo)
- 規準／规准 (guīzhǔn) (literary)
See also
- 程序 (chéngxù)
- 章法 (zhāngfǎ)
Adjective
規矩
- conforming to standards
- well-behaved
Synonyms
- (well-behaved): 禮貌／礼貌 (lǐmào), 體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)
Adverb
規矩
- according to practice, precedent or convention
Verb
規矩
- (literary) to imitate; to simulate; to mock
- to discipline; to train; to cultivate
Synonyms
- 仿效 (fǎngxiào)
- 仿照 (fǎngzhào)
- 擬／拟 (nǐ) (literary, or in compounds)
- 效仿 (xiàofǎng)
- 模仿 (mófǎng)
- 模擬／模拟 (mónǐ)
- 臨摹／临摹 (línmó) (a model of calligraphy, painting, etc.)
Descendants