行规 (háng) — unwritten rules and professional etiquette of a trade or guild
Definition
行规 (hángguī) means the unwritten rules and professional etiquette of a trade or guild — norms insiders follow but won't find written down. Note the reading háng (as in 行业 'industry'), not xíng.
noun
unwritten rules and professional etiquette of a trade or guild
Examples
- 行规，。Lǎo shǒu yì rén bì xū zūn shǒu háng, fǒu zé huì bèi tóng háng pái chì.Old craftsmen must follow the guild regulations, otherwise they will be ostracized by their peers.
- 行规。Zhè ge háng yè de háng jìn zhǐ è xìng jìng zhēng.The professional etiquette of this industry prohibits cutthroat competition.
- ，行规。Tā gāng rù háng, hái bù shú xī zhè lǐ de háng.He just entered the trade and is not yet familiar with the unwritten rules here.
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