haau6 kwai1校規校规
Jyutpinghaau6 kwai1
Yalehaauh kwāi
Definition
School rules or regulations that students must follow.
neutralschool
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the formal rules enforced by an educational institution rather than general social norms. It is almost always used in the context of disciplinary action or student conduct. When discussing the act of breaking these rules, the verb 犯 is the standard pairing.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
He has to see the discipline master because he broke school rules.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with general rules like 規則, but 校規 is strictly limited to the institutional setting of a school. Using it to describe household rules or game rules will sound unnatural.
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