人存政舉
rén​cún​zhèng​jǔ

man and work go on

  • created reference approved 人存政举/人存政舉 → 中庸 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人存政举 / 人存政舉 rén​cún​zhèng​jǔ

    中庸 zhōng​yōng

    see

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  • created sense approved 人存政举/人存政舉 · rén​cún​zhèng​jǔ · man and work go on — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人存政举 / 人存政舉

    rén​cún​zhèng​jǔ

    man and work go on

    Literary idiom meaning that as long as a capable ruler remains in power, their policies and institutions will be successfully implemented; based on the concept from the [[中庸|中庸|zhong1 yong1]] that policies flourish when the right people are in charge and cease when they are gone

    人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 存 (literal) → 存 · cún · to exist 政 (literal) → 政 · zhèng · politics 举 (literal) → 举/舉 · jǔ · to start

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