潜规则

qián guī zé

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Definitions

  1. 1. unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)

Child Words of 潜规则

则
zé

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then

规则
guī zé

rule

潜
qián

hidden

规
guī

compass