(idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste / things can't be rushed
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regular (figure in geometry)
regular expression (computing)
(saying) water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends
unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
unprincipled
that being the case / then / in that case
principle / logic
logic
to make a decision when it's time to decide
(idiom) when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach
rule
general rule / simple principle
general rules / general principles / general provisions
penal provision / penalty
to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.) / to be happy when one's errors are pointed out
a maxim / one's principles
a maxim / one's principles
code of conduct / standard of conduct
regularity
regularity
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
general rule / general principle
tough adversaries make you stronger
supplementary provision / bylaw / additional article (law)
nevertheless / although
see 非富即貴|非富即贵[]
(old sentence-final expression used for emphasis)
(literary) used in expressions of the form 不[] + (verb) + 則已|则已[] ... "either don't (verb) at all, or if you do, ..."
Zabulon or Zebulun, biblical land between Jordan and Galilee (Matthew 4:15)
Zerah (son of Judah in the Old Testament)
the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[] in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism
Pareto principle
see 改則縣|改则县[]
Gertse, a county in Ngari Prefecture 阿里地區|阿里地区[], Tibet
see 日喀則市|日喀则市[]
Xigazê, prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[]
Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (1785-1850), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842
Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
L'Hôpital's rule (math.)
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