上有政策，下有对策

Traditional form:

上有政策，下有對策

Pinyin (reading):

shàngyǒuzhèngcè,xiàyǒuduìcè

Definitions:

• The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)

Characters:

• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 政 - government, politics
• 策 - to urge, to whip; method, plan, policy
• 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 对 - correct, right; facing, opposed
• 策 - to urge, to whip; method, plan, policy

Traditional characters:

• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 政 - government, politics
• 策 - to urge, to whip; method, plan, policy
• 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 對 - correct, right; facing, opposed
• 策 - to urge, to whip; method, plan, policy