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Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「方領矩步」—details below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「方領矩步」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Square collar: a straight collar; regular step: walking in accordance with the rules. Refers to the clothing and demeanor of ancient Confucian scholars.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fāng lǐng jǔ bù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fong1 leng5 geui2 bou6

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