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)
不避斧钺
bù bì fǔ yuè
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1 not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom)
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2 not afraid of dying in combat
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3 not afraid of being executed
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
勤政廉政
qín zhèng lián zhèng
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1 honest and industrious government functionaries (idiom)
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)
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
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1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
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2 to play to one's strengths
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)
趋吉避凶
qū jí bì xiōng
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1 to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè
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1 lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
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2 a strategic withdrawal
避世绝俗
bì shì jué sú
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1 to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom)
避其锐气,击其惰归
bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī
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1 avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
避坑落井
bì kēng luò jǐng
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1 to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
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2 out of the frying pan into the fire
避实就虚
bì shí jiù xū
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1 (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
齐家治国
qí jiā zhì guó
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1 to regulate the family and rule the state (idiom)