六周规定 六周規定 liù zhōu guī dìng six-week documentation rule / six-week rule / 6-week rule 妄说 妄說 wàng shuō to talk irresponsibly / ridiculous presumption talk 无罪推定 無罪推定 wú zuì tuī dìng presumption of innocence (law) 可反驳的推定 可反駁的推定 rebuttable presumption 统治 統治 tǒng zhì to rule (a country) / to govern / rule / regime syn 法治 fǎ zhì rule of law / to rule by law syn 霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent syn 德治 dé zhì rule by virtue / rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal) 孟加拉湾规则 孟加拉灣規則 mèng jiā lā wān guī zé Bengal Bay rule / Bengal rule 开放和有规则的贸易制度第9工作队 開放和有規則的貿易制度第9工作隊 Millennium Project Task Force 9 on Open, Rule-Based Trading Systems / Task Force 9 on Open, Rule-Based Trading Systems 法律规则 法律規則 fǎ lǜ guī zé substantive rule / legislative rule 法律实施规则 法律實施規則 fǎ lǜ shí shī guī zé substantive rule / legislative rule 半圆检验 半圓檢驗 semi-circle test / semi-circle rule / semi-circular rule 半圆规则 半圓規則 semi-circle test / semi-circle rule / semi-circular rule 正面规则 正面規則 formula / positive rule / affirmative rule 天下 tiān xià land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule syn 规范 規範 guī fàn norm / standard / specification / regulation / rule / within the rules / to fix rules / to regulate / to specify syn 规则 規則 guī zé rule / regulation / regular / orderly / fixed syn 规律 規律 guī lǜ rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline syn 规章 規章 guī zhāng rule / regulation syn 排除 pái chú to eliminate / to remove / to exclude / to rule out syn 规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved syn 法则 法則 fǎ zé law / rule / code syn 主宰 zhǔ zǎi to dominate / to rule / to dictate / master syn 放宽 放寬 fàng kuān to relax (a rule) / to ease (restrictions) / to extend (a time limit) / to let out (a garment) / to expand / to broaden syn 订立 訂立 dìng lì to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc) / to set up (a rule etc) syn 治国 治國 zhì guó to rule a country syn 诸侯 諸侯 zhū hóu dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor / local rulers syn 违纪 違紀 wéi jì lack of discipline / to break a rule / to violate discipline / to breach a principle syn 直通车 直通車 zhí tōng chē "through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao) 王道 wáng dào the Way of the King / statecraft / benevolent rule / virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道 syn 照例 zhào lì as a rule / as usual / usually syn 千篇一律 qiān piān yī lǜ thousand articles, same rule (idiom) / stereotyped and repetitive / once you've seen one, you've seen them all syn 法式 fǎ shì rule / method / model 依法治国 依法治國 yī fǎ zhì guó to rule according to the law 光复 光復 guāng fù to recover (territory or power) / the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945 syn 破格 pò gé to break the rule / to make an exception syn 北伐 běi fá the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords 通则 通則 tōng zé general rule / general principle 人治 rén zhì rule of man 不成文 bù chéng wén unwritten (rule) 暴政 bào zhèng tyranny / despotic rule syn 横行霸道 橫行霸道 héng xíng bà dào to oppress / to rule as a despot / to tyrannize syn 准绳 準繩 zhǔn shéng yardstick / fig. criterion / ground rule syn 六神 liù shén the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心[xin1], lungs 肺[fei4], liver 肝[gan1], kidneys 腎|肾[shen4], spleen 脾[pi2] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3]) 秦代 qín dài Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], the first dynasty to rule the whole of China 卷尺 juǎn chǐ tape measure / tape rule / CL:把[ba3] 治 zhì to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research syn 听 聽 tìng (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow syn 程 chéng rule / order / regulations / formula / journey / procedure / sequence syn 规 規 guī compass / a rule / regulation / to admonish / to plan / to scheme syn 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 违拗 違拗 wéi ào to disobey / to defy / to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's wishes etc) syn 垂帘听政 垂簾聽政 chuí lián tīng zhèng lit. to govern from behind the curtain / to rule in place of the emperor (idiom) 例 lì example / precedent / rule / case / instance syn 通例 tōng lì general rule / standard practice 分而治之 fēn ér zhì zhī (idiom) to divide and rule 宰制 zǎi zhì to rule / to dominate syn 教权 教權 jiào quán religious rule 训 訓 xùn to teach / to train / to admonish / (bound form) instruction (from superiors) / teachings / rule syn 霸 bà hegemon / tyrant / lord / feudal chief / to rule by force / to usurp / (in modern advertising) master syn 宰 zǎi to slaughter / to butcher / to kill (animals etc) / (coll.) to fleece / to rip off / to overcharge / (bound form) to govern / to rule / (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) syn 矩 jǔ carpenter's square / rule / regulation / pattern / to carve syn 彝 彞 yí (archaic) wine vessel / (archaic) sacrificial vessel / (literary) rule / convention 榘 jǔ variant of 矩, carpenter's square / rule / regulation / pattern / to carve 臬 niè guidepost / rule / standard / limit / target (old) syn 觚 gū goblet / rule / law syn 二一添作五 èr yī tiān zuò wǔ lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning) / to share fairly between two parties / to go fifty-fifty 应天承运 應天承運 yìng tiān chéng yùn lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom) / to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings 舜日尧天 舜日堯天 shùn rì yáo tiān sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds 舜日尧年 舜日堯年 shùn rì yáo nián sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds 齐家治国 齊家治國 qí jiā zhì guó to regulate the family and rule the state (idiom) 三下五除二 sān xià wǔ chú èr three, set five remove two (abacus rule) / efficiently / quickly and easily 九九归一 九九歸一 jiǔ jiǔ guī yī nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule) / when all is said and done 偶一为之 偶一為之 ǒu yī wéi zhī to do sth once in a while (idiom) / to do sth more as an exception than the rule 金科玉律 jīn kē yù lǜ golden rule / key principle syn 正字法规则 正字法規則 zhèng zì fǎ guī zé orthographic rule 规则功利主义 規則功利主義 guī zé gōng lì zhǔ yì rule 计算尺 計算尺 jì suàn chǐ slide rule syn 政教合一 zhèng jiào hé yī union of religious and political rule / theocracy / Caesaropapism 中央专制集权 中央專制集權 zhōng yāng zhuān zhì jí quán centralized autocratic rule 先王之政 xiān wáng zhī zhèng the rule of former kings 协商会议 協商會議 xié shāng huì yì consultative conference (political venue during early communist rule) / consultative meeting / deliberative assembly 地方自治 dì fāng zì zhì local autonomy / home rule 应天顺时 應天順時 yìng tiān shùn shí lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom) / to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings 戒规 戒規 jiè guī religious precept / taboo / rule 按立宪治国 按立憲治國 àn lì xiàn zhì guó to rule a country according to the constitution 条规 條規 tiáo guī rule syn 概测法 概測法 gài cè fǎ rough-and-ready method / rule of thumb 章则 章則 zhāng zé rule 简则 簡則 jiǎn zé general rule / simple principle 统御 統御 tǒng yù (literary) to have control over / to rule syn 台南府 臺南府 tái nán fǔ Tainan Prefecture, a prefecture of Taiwan under Qing rule 虚文 虛文 xū wén dead letter / rule no longer in force / empty formality syn 规复 規復 guī fù to restore (deposed monarch, rule, system of laws, ecological system etc) / restoration 订出 訂出 dìng chū to lay down (a rule, a plan of action) / to draw up / booked out (i.e. already fully booked) 霸王之道 bà wáng zhī dào the Way of the Hegemon / despotic rule / abbr. to 霸道 洛必达法则 洛必達法則 luò bì dá fǎ zé L'Hôpital's rule (math.) 决策规则 決策規則 jué cè guī zé decision rule 