一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
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1 a new year begins (idiom)
不以规矩,不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
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1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
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1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
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2 (any number of possible translations)
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
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1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
失而复得
shī ér fù dé
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1 to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
得而复失
dé ér fù shī
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1 to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
循规蹈矩
xún guī dǎo jǔ
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1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
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2 to act according to convention
死灰复燃
sǐ huī fù rán
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1 lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
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2 sth malevolent returns to haunt one
没有规矩,不成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán
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1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
没有规矩,何以成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán
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1 without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
无以复加
wú yǐ fù jiā
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1 in the extreme (idiom)
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2 incapable of further increase
终而复始
zhōng ér fù shǐ
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1 lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
旧病复发
jiù bìng fù fā
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1 old illness recurs (idiom); a relapse
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2 fig. to repeat an old error
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3 the same old problem
萧规曹随
Xiāo guī Cáo suí
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1 lit. Xiao's 蕭何|萧何[Xiāo Hé] governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参[Cáo Cān] (idiom)
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2 fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor
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3 to follow precedent
血亲复仇
xuè qīn fù chóu
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1 blood or family feud (idiom)
规矩准绳
guī ju zhǔn shéng
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1 compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
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2 norms
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3 criteria
规矩绳墨
guī ju shéng mò
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1 compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
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2 norms
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3 criteria
规行矩步
guī xíng jǔ bù
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1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
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2 to act according to convention
周而复始
zhōu ér fù shǐ
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1 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
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2 the wheel comes full circle