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  kwai1   jyutping
  gui1   pinyin
[1] [n] regulation; rule
[2] [v] plan; map out; scheme
[3] [v] advise; admonish
[4] [n] compasses; dividers




nounAdditional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: (#147)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
規 / 规

This word has been viewed 8098 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Nov 2010 11:09

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detail  daai6 kwai1 mou4  da4 gui1 mo2 = large-scale
detail  kwai1 mou4  gui1 mo2 = scale; extent; scope
detail  zing3 kwai1  zheng4 gui1 = regular; according to standards
detail  bat1 kwai1 zak1 dung6 ci4  bu4 gui1 ze2 dong4 ci2 = irregular verb
detail  soeng4 kwai1  chang2 gui1 = conventional; common; routine
detail  faat3 kwai1  fa3 gui1 = laws; statutes; legislation; rules; regulations
detail  kwai1 waak6  gui1 hua4 = plan, program
detail  kwai1 ding6  gui1 ding4 = to provide, make a provision
detail  kwai1 faan6  gui1 fan4 = standard; norm; specification
detail  daai6 kwai1 mou4 ciu1 si5  da4 gui1 mo2 chao1 shi4 = hypermarket
detail  kwai1 zak1  gui1 ze2 = rules, regulations, rules and regulations
detail  kwai1 geoi2  gui1 ju5 = rule; custom; well-behaved
detail  kwai1 zoeng1  gui1 zhang1 = rules; regulations
detail  kwai1 gaak3  gui1 ge2 = standards
detail  kwai1 leot6  gui1 lv4 = regular pattern
detail  faan6 kwai1   = foul
detail  kwai1 lai6   = regulations
detail  bat1 kwai1 zak1  bu4 gui1 ze2 = [adj] irregular; [n] anomaly
detail  bat1 kwai1 zak1 dik1  bu4 gui1 ze2 de5 = anomalistic
detail  bat1 kwai1 geoi2  bu4 gui1 ju3 = misconduct
detail  ming4 man4 kwai1 ding6  ming2 wen2 gui1 ding4 = expressly stipulated (in writing)
detail  bun3 kwai1 gun2  ban4 gui1 guan3 = semicircular canal
detail  bun3 kwai1 zak1  ban4 gui1 ze2 = quasi-regular
detail  bun3 kwai1  ban4 gui1 = semicircular
detail  soeng4 kwai1 mou5 hei3  chang2 gui1 wu3 qi4 = conventional weapons
detail  soeng4 kwai1 tung4 din6 waa6*2 sin3  chang2 gui1 tong2 dian4 hua4 xian4 = an ordinary copper telephone line
detail  fuk6 mou6 kwai1 zoeng1  fu2 wu4 gui1 zhang1 = service regulation
detail  baan2 kwai1  ban3 gui1 = plate gauge
detail  biu1 zeon2 kwai1 gaak3  biao1 zhun3 gui1 ge2 = standard; norm
detail  kwai1 waak6 jan4 jyun4  gui1 hua4 ren2 yuan2 = planner
detail  cong2 kwai1  chang3 gui1 = factory regulations
detail  sing4 si5 kwai1 waak6  cheng2 shi4 gui1 hua2 = city planning
detail  jyun4 kwai1  yuan2 gui1 = compasses (drawing tool, not for finding magnetic north)
detail  jat6 kwai1  ri4 gui1 = sundial
detail  kwai1 dou6  gui1 du4 = gauge
detail  daai6 kwai1 mou4 dik1 syun1 cyun4 wut6 dung6  da4 gui1 mo2 de5 xuan1 chuan2 huo2 dong4 = promotion blitz
detail  lou6 min6 kwai1 zak1   = road rules
detail  jau4 hei3 kwai1 zak1  you2 xi4 gui1 ze2 = rules of a game
detail  mak6 sau2 sing4 kwai1   = stubborn; to stick to established practises
detail  hong4 kwai1  hang2 gui1 = guild regulations; professional etiquette
detail  kwai1 mou4   = scale; scope
detail  tiu4 kwai1  tiao2 gui1 = rules and regulations; laws
detail  wai4 kwai1  wei2 gui1 = to defy regulations; illegal, corrupt
detail  ceon4 kwai1 dou6 geoi2  xun2 gui1 dao3 ju3 = to observe all rules & regulations; toe the line
detail  lou5 kwai1 geoi2  lao3 gui1 ju3 = old rules and regulations; convention
detail  siu1 kwai1 cou4 ceoi4  xiao1 gui1 cao2 sui2 = follow an established set of rules and regulations
detail  kwai1 gun2  gui1 guan3 = regulate
detail  mun4 kwai1  men2 gui1 = rules of a faction, school or sect
detail  kwai1 bei6  gui1 bi4 = evade; avoid
detail  zung3 kwai1 zung3 geoi2  zhong4 gui1 zhong4 ju3 = 1. mediocre; average 2.well-behaved; behave appropriately
detail  ngaang6 sing3 kwai1 ding6  ying4 xing4 gui1 ding4 = hard and fast rule
detail  daai6 kwai1 mou4 wai2 mit6 sing3 mou5 hei3  da4 gui1 mo2 hui3 mie4 xing4 wu3 qi4 = Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
detail  aa3 ci4 kwai1 zak1  ya4 ci2 gui1 ze2 = sub-word regularity
detail  daai6 kwai1 mou4 saat3 soeng1 sing3 mou5 hei3  da4 gui1 mo2 sha1 shang1 xing4 wu3 qi4 = weapons of mass destruction
detail  zing3 zi6 faat3 kwai1 zak1  zheng4 zi4 fa3 gui1 ze2 = orthographic rule
detail  mong5 lok3 kwai1 waak6 jan4 jyun4  wang3 luo4 gui1 hua4 ren2 yuan2 = network planner
detail  coi4 zing3 faat3 kwai1  cai2 zheng4 fa3 gui1 = [n] financial laws and regulations
detail  sing4 si5 kwai1 waak6 soeng5 sou3 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = Town Planning Appeal Board
detail  sing4 si5 kwai1 waak6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = Town Planning Board
detail  sing4 si5 kwai1 waak6 tiu4 lai6 cou2 on3   = Town Planning Bill
detail  sing4 si5 kwai1 waak6 tiu4 lai6   = Town Planning Ordinance
detail  zi6 jau4 zou2 hap6 kwai1 leot6  zi4 you2 zu3 he2 gui1 lv4 = [bio.] law of independent assortment
detail  gwan1 si6 faat3 kwai1  jun1 shi4 fa3 gui1 = military statutes (common formation)
detail  kwai1 mou4 ging1 zai3  gui1 mo2 jing1 ji4 = scale economy, economies of scale (common formation)

Showing 1 example containing 規
detail 他的作品獨樹一幟不規則的形狀
His pieces usually do not follow any rules and form. They are very distinctive.

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