上有政策，下有对策
shàng​yǒu​zhèng​cè​xià​yǒu​duì​cè

every strategy has a counter-strategy

  • created sense approved 上有政策，下有对策/上有政策，下有對策 · shàng​yǒu​zhèng​cè​xià​yǒu​duì​cè · every strategy has a counter-strategy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    上有政策，下有对策 / 上有政策，下有對策

    shàng​yǒu​zhèng​cè​xià​yǒu​duì​cè

    every strategy has a counter-strategy

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

    上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · upper 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 政策 (literal) → 政策 · zhèng​cè · policy ， (non_chinese) 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · below 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 对策 (literal) → 对策/對策 · duì​cè · countermeasure

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