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潜规则

qián guī zé

Definitions

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 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