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Open the tool →孤秦陋宋 (gū qín lòu sòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “referring to flawed policies or governance strategies that”.
孤秦陋宋 is pronounced gū qín lòu sòng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 孤秦陋宋 means “Isolated Qin, Crude Song”. It is used to mean “referring to flawed policies or governance strategies that”.
孤:孤立;陋:鄙陋。孤立的秦朝,鄙陋的宋朝。指制定了在于企图巩固而结果却削弱了中央政权的错误方针