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Open the tool →体规画圆 (tǐ guī huà yuán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rigidly adhere to established patterns and imitate blindly without innovation”.
体规画圆 is pronounced tǐ guī huà yuán in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 体规画圆 means “Follow the pattern and draw a circle”. It is used to mean “to rigidly adhere to established patterns and imitate blindly without innovation”.
犹言依样画葫芦。指墨守成规,一味模仿。