削职为民 (削職為民)
xuē zhí wéi mín
Pinyin
Definition
削职为民 (削職為民)
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- demotion to commoner (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
仁民爱物
- 1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
便民利民
- 1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
全民皆兵
- 1 to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
削职为民
- 1 demotion to commoner (idiom)
削足适履
- 1 to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
- 2 impractical or inelegant solution