- 令行禁止
- lìngxíngjìnzhǐany order will be immediately carried out, any prohibition will be heeded* * *strict enforcement of orders and prohibitions* * *strict enforcement of orders and prohibitions* * *ling4 xing2 jin4 zhi3lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions, to ensure strictly obedience* * *令行禁止lìng xíng jìn zhǐEvery order is executed without fail.; execute orders and proclaim prohibitions; If it is an order, it will be carried out.; if it is sth. under ban, it will be tabooed; strict enforcement of orders and prohibitions; the strict enforcement of law* * *令行禁止|令行禁止 [lìng xíng jìn zhǐ] ► lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions ► to ensure strictly obedience
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.