- to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
- to act according to convention
Characters
- 循 (循): to follow; to adhere to; to abide by
- 规 (槼): variant of 規|规[gui1]
- 蹈 (蹈): to tread on; to trample; to stamp; to fulfill; Taiwan pr. [dao4]
- 矩 (榘): variant of 矩[ju3]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 循规蹈矩
- MDBG: 循规蹈矩
- Examples with 循规蹈矩 on Tatoeba
Examples
根据习俗，新娘应该循规蹈矩。
有些人喜欢循规蹈矩，而有些人总喜欢寻求刺激。