ㄒㄩㄣˊxúnㄍㄨㄟguīㄉㄠˋdàoㄐㄩˇ

  1. 遵守禮法踰越法度·無名氏·》:吾輩朋友玉郎一向在先生面何等循規蹈矩。」兒女英雄傳·第一》:老爺又是循規蹈矩聽天任命不肯苟且只得呈報銷假投供。」蹈規循矩」、蹈矩循規」、應規蹈矩」。奉公守法規規矩矩安分守己飛揚橫行不法胡作非為

to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom)​; to follow the rules inflexibly, to act according to convention