蕭ㄒㄧㄠxiāo規ㄍㄨㄟguī曹ㄘㄠˊcáo隨ㄙㄨㄟˊsuí

  1. 漢代曹參繼蕭何為相國，舉事皆無所變更。見《漢書·卷三九·曹參傳》。比喻後任的人依循前任所訂的規章行事。《文選·揚雄·解嘲》：「夫蕭規曹隨，留侯畫策，陳平出奇，功若泰山，響若坻隤。」似率由舊章、依樣葫蘆、一成不變、沿襲舊規反朝令夕改

英lit. Xiao's 蕭何[Xiao1 He2] governance followed by Cao 曹參[Cao2 Can1] (idiom)​, fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor, to follow precedent