潜规则

qián guī zé

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 潜规则

• 则 则 zé: (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then
• 规则 规则 guī zé: rule
• 潜 潜 qián: hidden
• 规 规 guī: compass