層層加碼
céng​céng​jiā​mǎ

to add more and more requirements at each level

  • created sense approved 层层加码/層層加碼 · céng​céng​jiā​mǎ · to add more and more requirements at each level — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    层层加码 / 層層加碼

    céng​céng​jiā​mǎ

    to add more and more requirements at each level

    to increase quotas or requirements at every level of government or management, often resulting in unrealistic or excessive demands at the lowest level

    层层 (reduplication) → 层/層 · céng · [layer/floor] 加码 (literal) → 加码/加碼 · jiā​mǎ · to increase a quota

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense