绳墨 (繩墨) shéngmò

shéngmò noun carpenter's straight line marker
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: The same as 墨斗; figuratively, rules; rules and regulations (CC-CEDICT '繩墨')

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规矩绳墨

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