垂拱而治
chuí​gǒng'ér​zhì

to rule by doing nothing

  • created reference approved 垂拱而治 → 无为而治/無為而治 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    垂拱而治 chuí​gǒng'ér​zhì

    无为而治 / 無為而治 wú​wéi'ér​zhì

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 垂拱而治 · chuí​gǒng'ér​zhì · to rule by doing nothing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    垂拱而治

    chuí​gǒng'ér​zhì

    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

    垂拱 (literal) → 垂拱 · chuí​gǒng · to rule in peace 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 治 (literal) → 治 · zhì · to rule

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