1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
以其人之道,还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
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
勤政廉政
qín zhèng lián zhèng
1 honest and industrious government functionaries (idiom)
垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng
1 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
2 to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
政通人和
zhèng tōng rén hé
1 efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people
文治武功
wén zhì wǔ gōng
1 political and military achievements (idiom)
治丧从俭
zhì sàng cóng jiǎn
1 to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom)
治大国若烹小鲜
zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān
1 ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
2 effective government requires minimal intervention
臻于郅治
zhēn yú zhì zhì
1 to attain a state of perfect governance (idiom)
苛政猛于虎
kē zhèng měng yú hǔ
1 tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom)
蠲除苛政
juān chú kē zhèng
1 to alleviate oppressive administration (idiom)
齐家治国
qí jiā zhì guó
1 to regulate the family and rule the state (idiom)
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