鸣琴而治
míng​qín'ér​zhì

to govern with ease

  • created sense approved 鸣琴而治/鳴琴而治 · míng​qín'ér​zhì · to govern with ease — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸣琴而治 / 鳴琴而治

    míng​qín'ér​zhì

    to govern with ease

    To rule with minimum interference or by using culture and music to educate the people; used to praise a local official's achievements in reaching a state of [[无为而治|無為而治|wu2 wei2 er2 zhi4]].

    鸣琴 (literal) → 鸣琴/鳴琴 · míng​qín · governing through inaction 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 治 (literal) → 治 · zhì · to rule

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