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杓子定規
Hiragana
しゃくしじょうぎ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
一定の規準・形式にとらわれて応用・融通がきかないこと。また，そのさま。 / 柄の長いひしゃく。しゃくし。
Easy Japanese Meaning
きまりややりかたにだけしばられて、じゅうなんに考えないようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
墨守成规，死板地按同一标准处理 / 一刀切的做法 / 拘泥规则，不知变通
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
墨守成規的作法 / 一刀切、缺乏彈性的標準套用 / 教條式的一體適用
Korean Meaning
융통성 없이 일정한 기준만 고수함 / 규정이나 원칙을 획일적으로 적용함 / 틀에 박힌 방식으로만 처리함
Vietnamese Meaning
sự cứng nhắc theo một tiêu chuẩn / áp dụng khuôn mẫu một cách máy móc / cách làm rập khuôn, một khuôn cho mọi việc
Tagalog Meaning
mahigpit at hindi nababaluktot na pagsunod sa panuntunan / paglalapat ng iisang pamantayan sa lahat ng sitwasyon / pananaw na puro letra ng batas, walang pakikibagay
Sense（1）
inflexibly following a standard
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杓子定規
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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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