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杓子定規

Hiragana
しゃくしじょうぎ
Adjective
Japanese Meaning
物事を一律に、融通をきかせずに考えたり運用したりするさま。決められた規則や基準を機械的に当てはめるような態度。
Easy Japanese Meaning
きまりにだけしたがい、ようすやばあいをよくかんがえないようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
墨守成规的 / 死板、不通融的 / 机械套用标准的
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
死板的 / 墨守成規的 / 一刀切的
Korean Meaning
융통성 없이 기준만 따르는 / 규정·원칙만 고집하는 / 틀에 박힌, 경직된
Vietnamese Meaning
cứng nhắc, rập khuôn / máy móc theo quy chuẩn / không linh hoạt, không xét hoàn cảnh
Tagalog Meaning
mahigpit at literal na pagsunod sa pamantayan / sobrang sunod-sa-libro / hindi marunong umangkop sa sitwasyon
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He is a person who follows the rules inflexibly.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他是一个墨守成规、严格遵守规则的人。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

他是個拘泥於規則的人。

Korean Translation

그는 규칙을 융통성 없이 딱딱하게 지키는 사람이다.

Vietnamese Translation

Anh ấy là người tuân thủ quy tắc một cách máy móc.

Tagalog Translation

Siya ay isang tao na mahigpit na sumusunod sa mga patakaran.

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inflexibly following a standard

canonical

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hiragana historical

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杓子定規

彼は杓子定規にルールを守る人だ。

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He is a person who follows the rules inflexibly.

He is a person who follows the rules inflexibly.

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彼は杓子定規にルールを守る人だ。

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