圆规 (圓規)
yuán guī
Pinyin

Definition

圆规 (圓規)
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yuán guī
  1. compass (drafting)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yuán
  1. 1 circle
  2. 2 round
  3. 3 circular
  4. 4 spherical
  5. 5 (of the moon) full
  6. 6 unit of Chinese currency (yuan)
  7. 7 tactful
  8. 8 to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
yuán mǎn
  1. 1 satisfactory
  2. 2 consummate
  3. 3 perfect
tuán yuán
  1. 1 to have a reunion
tāng yuán
  1. 1 boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival
guī zé
  1. 1 rule
  2. 2 regulation
  3. 3 rules and regulations

Idioms (14)

不以规矩,不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
功德圆满
gōng dé yuán mǎn
  1. 1 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
  1. 1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
  1. 1 lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. velvet glove
循规蹈矩
xún guī dǎo jǔ
  1. 1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
  2. 2 to act according to convention