潜规则
Traditional form:
潛規則
Pinyin (reading):
qiánguīzé
Definitions:
- unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
Characters:
- 潜 - to hide; secret, latent, hidden
- 规 - rules, regulations, customs, law
- 则 - rule, law, regulation; grades
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