令行禁止

Traditional form:

令行禁止

Pinyin (reading):

lìngxíngjìnzhǐ

Definitions:

• lit. orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)fig. to execute every order without fail

Characters:

• 令 - command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional
• 禁 - to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure
• 止 - to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist

Traditional characters:

• 令 - command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional
• 禁 - to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure
• 止 - to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist