墨守成規

Chinese

		China ink; ink stick; abbrev. for Mexico	to guard	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	compass; rule
trad. (墨守成規)		墨	守	成	規
simp. (墨守成规)		墨	守	成	规

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mòshǒuchéngguī

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶ sau² sing⁴ kwai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mòshǒuchéngguī
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mohshooucherngguei
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mak⁶ sau² sing⁴ kwai¹
  - Yale: mahk sáu sìhng kwāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁹ sau² sing⁴ kwai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: meg⁶ seo² xing⁴ kuei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

墨守成規

to rigidly adhere to old rules or traditions without changing

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