鸣琴垂拱
míng​qín​chuí​gǒng

ruling by doing nothing

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

    鸣琴垂拱 / 鳴琴垂拱 míng​qín​chuí​gǒng

    无为而治 / 無為而治 wú​wéi'ér​zhì

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 鸣琴垂拱/鳴琴垂拱 · míng​qín​chuí​gǒng · ruling by doing nothing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸣琴垂拱 / 鳴琴垂拱

    míng​qín​chuí​gǒng

    ruling by doing nothing

    Describes a leader who rules through virtue, ceremony, and music rather than active interference; to govern by non-interference and moral influence.

    鸣琴 (literal) → 鸣琴/鳴琴 · míng​qín · governing through inaction 垂拱 (literal) → 垂拱 · chuí​gǒng · to rule in peace

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