Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
受一种规则在支配
English translation:
driven by certain rules
Added to glossary by
Spring City (X)
May 3, 2007 19:47
17 yrs ago
Chinese term
Spring City (X)
受一种规则在支配
Chinese to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
在赞许之余，人们不禁要思考，“衙门作风”的由来必然是受一种规则在支配，这个规则就是官场潜规则。
I must be having a mental block, but I can't understand this phrase. Any help will be appreciated!
I must be having a mental block, but I can't understand this phrase. Any help will be appreciated!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | ... driven by certian rules |
lingua franc (X)
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| 4 +8 | subject to a certain rule |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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| 3 +1 | FYI |
Jason Ma
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Proposed translations
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... driven by certian rules
官场潜规则造就和推动了衙门作风。
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Comment: "Thank you for that, and thanks Pei Ling for your advice too."
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subject to a certain rule
Just a proposal.
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Note added at 24 mins (2007-05-03 20:12:28 GMT)
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... must be governed by a certain rule which is, indeed, the tacit rule of bureaucracy (or bureaucratdom).
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Note added at 24 mins (2007-05-03 20:12:28 GMT)
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... must be governed by a certain rule which is, indeed, the tacit rule of bureaucracy (or bureaucratdom).
Note from asker:
| This is a good one too. Thank you. |
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Jason Ma
: This is just what I'd like to say.
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pkchan
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peiling
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Julia Zou
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Donglai Lou (X)
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franksf
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Shang
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Francis Fine
: "governed by" may alternate with "subject to," I think.
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FYI
Yamen (italic) style of work means being at the mercy of/certain Do's and Don'ts, which is no other than hidden bureaucratic rules.
...Hmmm, the Chinese is confusing enough, so is mine.
...Hmmm, the Chinese is confusing enough, so is mine.
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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