What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 规矩 mean?

规矩 guīju

rule; custom; convention

It can also mean

  • well-behaved; proper

Its characters

  1. 规 guī rule
  2. 矩 jǔ carpenter's square

In a sentence

每个家庭都有自己的规矩。 Every family has its own rules.

《礼记》里甚至有一条规矩:吃黍做的饭,不要用筷子。

From 筷子最早是用来吃饭的吗? · The history of chopsticks

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