上有政策，下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
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1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
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1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
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2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
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1 to learn from history (idiom)
勤政廉政
qín zhèng lián zhèng
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1 honest and industrious government functionaries (idiom)
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
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1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng
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1 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
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2 to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
政通人和
zhèng tōng rén hé
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1 efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people
文治武功
wén zhì wǔ gōng
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1 political and military achievements (idiom)
治丧从俭
zhì sàng cóng jiǎn
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1 to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom)
治大国若烹小鲜
zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān
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1 ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
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2 effective government requires minimal intervention
臻于郅治
zhēn yú zhì zhì
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1 to attain a state of perfect governance (idiom)
苛政猛于虎
kē zhèng měng yú hǔ
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1 tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom)
蠲除苛政
juān chú kē zhèng
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1 to alleviate oppressive administration (idiom)
齐家治国
qí jiā zhì guó
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1 to regulate the family and rule the state (idiom)