Phrase guide
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verb
To unthinkingly obey or pander to authorities, especially the Chinese government.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: China, idiomatic
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verb
Phrase promulgating a decree of the Chinese imperial government or the early British colonial administration in Hong Kong.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: China, historical
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History
Calque from Chinese 凜遵/凛遵 (lǐn zūn), a phrase historically used in Chinese imperial edicts.
Across languages
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