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Open the tool →规圜矩方 (guī huán jǔ fāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to conform to established norms or rules”.
规圜矩方 is pronounced guī huán jǔ fāng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 规圜矩方 means “Compasses for circles and squares for squares”. It is used to mean “to conform to established norms or rules”.
规:画圆的工具;圜:同“圆”;矩:方的工具。指合乎法度