急吏缓民 — “To be strict and demanding with officials or subordinates”
急吏缓民 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be strict and demanding with officials or subordinates”. But lenient and understanding towards the common people or general staff. Literally, “Strict officials, lenient commoners”.
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- jí急sān三huǒ火sì四to be in a great hurry
- jí急bù不jí及dài待too impatient to wait
- jí急bù不kě可dài待too impatient to wait
- jí急bù不kě可nài耐too impatient to wait
- jí急bù不zé择yán言speak in haste without choosing words
- jí急bù不zé择lù路too hurried to choose a path
- jí急bù不zé择tú途too hurried to choose a path
- jí急bù不xiá暇zé择too rushed to choose carefully
- jí急zhōng中shēng生zhì智wisdom born of urgency
- jí急yú于shì事gōng功eager for quick success
- jí急yú于xīng星huǒ火extremely urgent and pressing
- jí急yú于qiú求chéng成eager for quick success
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What does 急吏缓民 mean?
急吏缓民 (jí lì huǎn mín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be strict and demanding with officials or subordinates”.
How do you pronounce 急吏缓民?
急吏缓民 is pronounced jí lì huǎn mín in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 急吏缓民 literally mean?
Literally, 急吏缓民 means “Strict officials, lenient commoners”. It is used to mean “to be strict and demanding with officials or subordinates”.
What is the Chinese definition of 急吏缓民?
对官员严格，对百姓宽和。