(allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜[Tao2 Qian2], who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate) / (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary
(PRC, mid-1990s) to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) controlled by the central government and privatize smaller SOEs at the local level
(PRC, mid-1990s) to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) controlled by the central government and privatize smaller SOEs at the local level
Joint communiqué of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda on a common approach to ending the threat posed to peace and stability in both countries and the Great Lakes region / Nairobi Joint Comm
Acting Together for Kenya - Agreement on the principles of partnership of the coalition Government / Agreement on the Principles of Partnership of the Coalition Government
Summit Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries / Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries / NAM Summit
Summit Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries / Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries / NAM Summit
(old) to select talented scholars for government service (through exams etc) / (Zhou dynasty) distinguished individuals selected and recommended from various regions to the central government
lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom) / fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities
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