behave correctly and cautiously
Rules and regulations is a Chinese word, pronounced Gu ī x í NGJ ǔ zh ǐ, which means rules: compasses and square, extended as the criterion. It means to act in strict accordance with the rules. It also refers to rigid and inflexible work.
Idioms and allusions
[source]: Jin PANI's Shi Dian song: "the two Confucian officials, the disciples of Mr. Jin Shen, the people who hang their Tassels and wear jade, and the people who follow the rules, are all appointed to accompany them under the hall to wait for the Deacon's orders." Let's take an example to make a sentence: when you are sitting in danger, you have to keep the rules and regulations in order to talk with each other. Ji Xia Fu by Sima Guang in Song Dynasty
Discrimination of words
Usage: used as object and attribute; inflexible
behave correctly and cautiously
it is foolish to demand a great help from a mere acquaintance - jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
return the hospitality that one has received - zhī ēn bào dé
hate to leave a place where one has lived long - ān tǔ zhòng qiān
seeing these things one is reminded of the owner - dǔ wù sī rén
all neglected tasks are being undertaken - bǎi fèi jù xīng