Read Edit View history 垂拱而治 chuígǒng'érzhì to rule by doing nothing Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 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 Frequency Written text 0.008 per million Cross-References Synonym 无为而治 wúwéi'érzhì Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
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 Frequency Written text 0.008 per million Cross-References Synonym 无为而治 wúwéi'érzhì Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)