規 (kwai1) — advise; admonish in Cantonese
kwaiˉ¹規简 规
Mandarin Pinyin: gui1
Meaning of 規
nounadvise; admonish
nouncompasses; dividers
nounplan; map out; scheme
nounregulation; rule
Example Sentences with 規
他的作品獨樹一幟，常有不規則的形狀
His pieces usually do not follow any rules and form. They are very distinctive.
cukˉ¹促cingˊ²請zapˉ¹遵sauˊ²守kwaiˉ¹規zakˉ¹則
Please abide by the rules.
kwaiˉ¹規zapˉ¹則batˉ¹不bin3.變。
The rules don't change.
kwaiˎ₄規mokˎ₄模mˎ₄唔sai˗₃細
The scale is not small.
geiˊ²幾daaiˍ₆大ge˗₃嘅kwaiˎ₄規mokˎ₄模
Quite a large scale.
Words Containing 規
規劃kwai1 waak6
plan, program
常規武器soeng4 kwai1 mou5 hei3
conventional weapons
墨守成規mak6 sau2 sing4 kwai1
stubborn; to stick to established practises
老規矩lou5 kwai1 geoi2
old rules and regulations; convention
行規hong4 kwai1
guild regulations; professional etiquette
規模kwai1 mou4
scale; extent; scope
規糢kwai1 mou4
scale; scope
門規mun4 kwai1
rules of a faction, school or sect
硬性規定ngaang6 sing3 kwai1 ding6
lay down rigid rules
圓規jyun4 kwai1
compasses (drawing tool, not for finding magnetic north)
規管kwai1 gun2
regulate
規避kwai1 bei6
evade; avoid; circumvent; dodge; shun
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