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)
乞哀告怜
qǐ āi gào lián
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1 begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
付诸实施
fù zhū shí shī
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1 to put into practice
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2 to carry out (idiom)
倒行逆施
dào xíng nì shī
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1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
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2 to try to turn back history
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3 a perverse way of doing things
勤政廉政
qín zhèng lián zhèng
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1 honest and industrious government functionaries (idiom)
告一段落
gào yī duàn luò
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1 to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
哀告宾服
āi gào bīn fú
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1 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
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1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
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)
奔走相告
bēn zǒu xiāng gào
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1 to spread the news (idiom)
己所不欲,勿施于人
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
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1 What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
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2 Do as you would be done by.
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3 Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
恩威兼施
ēn wēi jiān shī
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1 to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
情人眼里出西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
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1 lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情人眼里有西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
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1 In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
户告人晓
hù gào rén xiǎo
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1 to make known to every household (idiom); to disseminate widely
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2 to shout from the rooftops
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
施粥舍饭
shī zhōu shě fàn
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1 to provide alms and rice (idiom)
东施效颦
Dōng Shī xiào pín
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1 lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
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2 fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
求情告饶
qiú qíng gào ráo
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1 to beg for forgiveness (idiom)
求爷爷告奶奶
qiú yé ye gào nǎi nai
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1 lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom)
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2 fig. to go about begging for help