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1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven

上有政策，下有对策

shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè

1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

一，依据中华人民共和国刑法第232条之规定，被告陈瑶犯故意杀人罪，证据确凿。但考虑到被害人长期对其实施虐待以及案发当日的过激举动，被告陈瑶属防卫过当杀人，本庭依法对其实施从轻处罚。决定判处10年有期徒刑，缓刑2年，剥夺政治权利3年。

yī ，yījù Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó xíngfǎ dì èrbǎi sānshí èr tiáo zhī guīdìng ，bèigào Chén Yáo fàn gùyì shārén zuì ，zhèngjù quèzáo 。dàn kǎolǜ dào bèihàirén chángqī duì qí shíshī nüèdài yǐjí ànfā dāngrì de guòjī jǔdòng ，bèigào Chén Yáo shǔ fángwèi guòdàng shārén ，běntíng yīfǎ duì qí shíshī cóngqīng chǔfá 。decision pànchǔ shí nián yǒuqī túxíng ，huǎnxíng liǎng nián ，bōduó zhèngzhì quánlì sān nián 。

Firstly, according to the stipulation of line 232 of the criminal law of the People's Republic of China, the defendant, Chen Yao committed homicide. The evidence is irrefutable. However, taking into consideration the victim's implementation of long-term abuse as well as his extreme actions on the day of the case, the defendant, Chen Yao's, action was 'self defense to the extreme degree'. The court will then, according to the law, implement a more lenient punishment. The sentence is a minimum of 10 years in prison, 2 years probation and the removal of all political rights for 3 years.

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