萧规曹随 in English Xiao1 gui1 Cao2 sui2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) Xiao's 蕭何|萧何[Xiao1 He2] governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参[Cao2 Can1] (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor
  • to follow precedent

Simplified Characters

萧 规 曹 随

Traditional Characters

蕭 規 曹 隨

Pinyin

Xiao1 gui1 Cao2 sui2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

萧xiao1surname Xiao 规gui1variant of 規|规[gui1] 曹cao2surname Cao 随sui2surname Sui