created sense approved 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯/只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 · zhǐxǔzhōuguānfànghuǒbùxǔbǎixìngdiǎndēng · double standard — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 / 只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈
zhǐxǔzhōuguānfànghuǒbùxǔbǎixìngdiǎndēng
double standard
the magistrates are allowed to burn down houses while the common people are forbidden even to light lamps; a proverb describing how those in power exercise tyrannical double standards or deny others their basic rights while indulging in excess themselves
只许 (literal) → 只许/只許 · zhǐxǔ · to only allow 州官 (literal) → 州官 · zhōuguān · magistrate of a zhou 放火 (literal) → 放火 · fànghuǒ · to display lanterns ， (non_chinese) 不许 (literal) → 不许/不許 · bùxǔ · to not allow 百姓 (literal) → 百姓 · bǎixìng · common people 点灯 (literal) → 点灯/點燈 · diǎndēng · to light a lamp
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created sense approved 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯/只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 · zhǐxǔzhōuguānfànghuǒbùxǔbǎixìngdiǎndēng · one rule for the rich and another for the poor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 / 只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈
zhǐxǔzhōuguānfànghuǒbùxǔbǎixìngdiǎndēng
one rule for the rich and another for the poor
Describes a situation where those in power are allowed to do whatever they want, while ordinary people are forbidden from even the most basic activities; often implies double standards or hypocrisy by superiors toward their subordinates.
只许 (literal) → 只许/只許 · zhǐxǔ · to only allow 州官 (literal) → 州官 · zhōuguān · magistrate of a zhou 放火 (literal) → 放火 · fànghuǒ · to display lanterns ， (non_chinese) 不许 (literal) → 不许/不許 · bùxǔ · to not allow 百姓 (literal) → 百姓 · bǎixìng · common people 点灯 (literal) → 点灯/點燈 · diǎndēng · to light a lamp
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition