法治
fǎ zhì
Pinyin
Definition
法治
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- rule of law
- to rule by law
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
以其人之道,还治其人之身
- 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
- 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以言代法
- 1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法,以权压法
- 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
- 2 Might makes right.
以身试法
- 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
- 2 to knowingly violate the law
和尚打伞,无法无天
- 1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
- 2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
- 3 lawless