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不以規矩,不能成方圓

bùyǐguīju,bùnéngchéngfāngyuán

ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ˙ㄐㄩ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄤ ㄩㄢˊ

Simplified 不以规矩,不能成方圆

  1. 1without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules

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