不以規矩，不能成方圓 (bat1 ji5 kwai1 geoi2 ，bat1 nang4 sing4 fong1 jyun4): without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius) | Cantonese Dictionary

bat1 ji5 kwai1 geoi2 ，bat1 nang4 sing4 fong1 jyun4不以規矩，不能成方圓不以规矩，不能成方圆

Jyutpingbat1 ji5 kwai1 geoi2 ，bat1 nang4 sing4 fong1 jyun4

Yalebāt yíh kwāi géui ，bāt nàngh sìngh fōng yyùnh

Definition

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules

T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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