規矩

See also: 规矩

Chinese

compass; rule carpenter's square; rule
trad. (規矩) 規 矩
simp. (规矩) 规 矩

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 規 矩
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 見 (28) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 支 (12) 虞 (24)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 居隋切 俱雨切
Baxter kjwie kjuX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kiuᴇ/ /kɨoX/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʷiɛ/ /kioX/
Shao
Rongfen
/kjuɛ/ /kioX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kwiə̆/ /kuə̆X/
Li
Rong
/kiue/ /kioX/
Wang
Li
/kǐwe/ /kĭuX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kwie̯/ /ki̯uX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
guī jǔ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gwai1 geoi2
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 規 矩
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
guī jǔ
Middle
Chinese
‹ kjwie › ‹ kjuX ›
Old
Chinese
/*kʷe/ /*[k]ʷ(r)aʔ/
English compass, circle carpenter"s square

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 規 矩
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 4604 7059
Phonetic
component
規 巨
Rime
group
歌 魚
Rime
subdivision
3 0
Corresponding
MC rime
𩓸 矩
Old
Chinese
/*kʷel/ /*kʷaʔ/
Notes 小徐見聲,與圜同源;古亦同窺,夫或癸省文

Noun

規矩

  1. (literal, Classical) compass and set square
  2. (figurative) rule; custom; established practice
  3. (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. [Pinyin]
    Didn't your family teach you any manners?

Synonyms

  • (rule):
  • (social etiquette):

See also

Adjective

規矩

  1. conforming to standards
  2. well-behaved

Synonyms

Adverb

規矩

  1. according to practice, precedent or convention

Verb

規矩

  1. (literary) to imitate; to simulate; to mock
  2. to discipline; to train; to cultivate

Synonyms

  • (to imitate):

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (規矩):
  • → Japanese: 規矩(きく) (kiku)
  • → Korean: 규구(規矩) (gyugu)
  • → Vietnamese: quy củ (規矩)
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