# 規矩
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): guījǔ
       (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄩˇ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гуйҗү (guyžü, I-II)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai$^1$ geoi$^2$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kûi-kí
* Jin (Wiktionary): gui$^1$ jy$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kui-kír / kui-kú / kui-kí
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gui$^1$ ge$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: guījǔ → guīju (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄩˇ → ㄍㄨㄟ ˙ㄐㄩ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gueijyů
*** Wade–Giles: kuei$^1$-chü$^5$
*** Yale: gwēi-jyu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guei.jeu
*** Palladius: гуйцзюй (gujczjuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥y²/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гуйҗү (guyžü, I-II)
*** Sinological IPA : /kuei²⁴ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kwai$^1$ geoi$^2$
*** Yale: kwāi géui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kwai$^1$ goey$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kuei$^1$ gêu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kɵy̯³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kûi-kí
*** Hakka Romanization System: gui$^ˊ$ gi$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gui$^1$ gi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ku̯i²⁴ ki³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: gui$^1$ jy$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /kuei¹¹ t͡ɕy⁴⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-kír
*** Tâi-lô: kui-kír
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kui³³ kɯ⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-kú
*** Tâi-lô: kui-kú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kui'kuo
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ ku⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-kí
*** Tâi-lô: kui-kí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kui'kie
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁵³/
*** IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /kui³³ ki⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gui$^1$ ge$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kui kṳ́
*** Sinological IPA : /kui³³⁻²³ kɯ⁵²/
* Middle Chinese: kjwie kjuX
Rime :
| Character | 規 | 矩 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (12) | 虞 (24) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 居隋切 | 俱雨切 |
| Baxter | kjwie | kjuX |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kiuᴇ/ | /kɨo$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʷiɛ/ | /kio$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kjuɛ/ | /kio$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kwiə̆/ | /kuə̆$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /kiue/ | /kio$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /kǐwe/ | /kĭu$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /kwie̯/ | /ki̯u$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | guī | jǔ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gwai$^1$ | geoi$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*kʷe [k]ʷ(r)aʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʷel kʷaʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 規 | 矩 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | guī | jǔ |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kjwie › | ‹ kju$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*kʷe/ | /*[k]ʷ(r)aʔ/ |
| English | compass, circle | carpenter"s square |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 規 | 矩 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 4604 | 7059 |
| Phonetic component | 規 | 巨 |
| Rime group | 歌 | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 𩓸 | 矩 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʷel/ | /*kʷaʔ/ |
| Notes | 小徐見聲，與圜同源；古亦同窺，夫或癸省文 | |

### Noun

規矩
* (literal, Classical) compass and carpenter's square
* (figurative) rule; custom; established practice
* (figurative) social etiquette; manners; formality
       Nǐ jiālǐrén yǒu méi yǒu jiāo guò nǐ shénme shì guījǔ a. [Pinyin]
       Didn't your family teach you any manners?

#### Synonyms

* (rule):
* 例 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
* 則度／则度 (zédù) (literary)
* 守則／守则 (shǒuzé)
* 方案 (fāng'àn)
* 條例／条例 (tiáolì)
* 條規／条规 (tiáoguī)
* 法度 (fǎdù)
* 程度 (chéngdù) (archaic)
* 紀綱／纪纲 (jìgāng) (literary)
* 綱目／纲目 (gāngmù) (Classical Chinese)
* 繩墨／绳墨 (shéngmò) (figurative)
* 規／规 (literary, or in compounds)
* 規則／规则 (guīzé)
* 規定／规定 (guīdìng)
* 規條／规条 (guītiáo)
* 規準／规准 (guīzhǔn) (literary)
* (social etiquette):
* 下數／下数 (Hakka)
* 儀禮／仪礼 (yílǐ)
* 形跡／形迹 (xíngjì)
* 禮制／礼制 (lǐzhì)
* 禮數／礼数 (lǐshù)
* 禮法／礼法 (lǐfǎ)
* 禮節／礼节 (lǐjié)
* 禮貌／礼貌 (lǐmào)
* 禮路／礼路 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 體統／体统 (tǐtǒng)
* 體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)

#### See also

* 程序 (chéngxù)
* 章法 (zhāngfǎ)

### Adjective

規矩
* conforming to standards
* well-behaved

#### Synonyms

* (well-behaved): 禮貌／礼貌 (lǐmào), 體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)

### Adverb

規矩
* according to practice, precedent or convention

### Verb

規矩
* (literary) to imitate; to simulate; to mock
* to discipline; to train; to cultivate

#### Synonyms

* (to imitate):
* 仿效 (fǎngxiào)
* 仿照 (fǎngzhào)
* 擬／拟 (nǐ) (literary, or in compounds)
* 效仿 (xiàofǎng)
* 模仿 (mófǎng)
* 模擬／模拟 (mónǐ)
* 臨摹／临摹 (línmó) (a model of calligraphy, painting, etc.)

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 規矩(きく) (kiku)
* → Korean: 규구(規矩) (gyugu)
* → Vietnamese: quy củ (規矩)