bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不
bù
no; not so
以
yǐ
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
规
guī
compass
矩
ju
carpenter's square
,
,
能
néng
can
成
chéng
short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
方
fāng
square
圆
yuán
circle