Read Edit View history 垂拱而治 chuígǒng'érzhì to rule by doing nothing Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 垂拱而治 chuígǒng'érzhì to rule by doing nothing Originally meaning to rule with hands folded and sleeves hanging down; describes an emperor who rules through non-action or by delegating so effectively that the country remains in order effortlessly Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 垂拱而治/垂拱而治 → 无为而治/無為而治 Edit Delete
垂拱而治 chuígǒng'érzhì to rule by doing nothing Originally meaning to rule with hands folded and sleeves hanging down; describes an emperor who rules through non-action or by delegating so effectively that the country remains in order effortlessly Edit Delete