没有规矩，何以成方圆 in English mei2 you3 gui1 ju5 , he2 yi3 cheng2 fang1 yuan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • without rules, how can anything be done (idiomatic expression); one must follow some rules

Simplified Characters

没 有 规 矩 ， 何 以 成 方 圆

Traditional Characters

沒 有 規 矩 ， 何 以 成 方 圓

Pinyin

mei2 you3 gui1 ju5 , he2 yi3 cheng2 fang1 yuan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

没mei2(negative prefix for verbs) 有you3to have 规gui1variant of 規|规[gui1] 矩ju3variant of 矩[ju3] ， 何he2surname He 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 成cheng2surname Cheng 方fang1surname Fang 圆yuan2circle