三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
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1 to order again and again (idiom)
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
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1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
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1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
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2 to ensure strictly obedience
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
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1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
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1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加官进爵
jiā guān jìn jué
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1 promotion to the nobility (idiom)
加官进禄
jiā guān jìn lù
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1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
升官发财
shēng guān fā cái
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1 to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)
司空见惯
sī kōng jiàn guàn
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1 a common occurrence (idiom)
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
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1 lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
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2 fig. an open secret
奸官污吏
jiān guān wū lì
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1 traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom); abuse and corruption
官报私仇
guān bào sī chóu
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1 to take advantage of official post for personal revenge (idiom)
官官相护
guān guān xiāng hù
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1 officials shield one another (idiom); a cover-up
官私合营
guān sī hé yíng
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1 public and private interests working together (idiom)
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
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1 a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng
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1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
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1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
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1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
新官上任三把火
xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ
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1 (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
朝令夕改
zhāo lìng xī gǎi
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1 to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)