Lingaku- lit. Xiao's 蕭何|萧何[Xiao1 He2] governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参[Cao2 Can1] (idiom)
- fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor
- to follow precedent
Generated definitions (experimental)
- strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor
- follow precedent
This idiom is used to indicate that someone is following the established practices or policies set by a previous leader or authority without making any changes or deviations.
zài在gōng sī公司Zhōng中，xīn rèn新任jīng lǐ经理Xiāo guī Cáo suí萧规曹随，jì xù继续zhí xíng执行qián rèn前任de的guǎn lǐ管理zhèng cè政策。
In the company, the new manager strictly adheres to the predecessor's management policies.
The school decided to strictly follow the previous teaching methods.
This idiom can also mean that someone is following a previously established example or standard, especially in decision-making processes, indicating a respect for tradition or past choices.
zài在zhè ge这个àn jiàn案件Zhōng中，fǎ guān法官jué dìng决定Xiāo guī Cáo suí萧规曹随，cān kǎo参考le了zhī qián之前de的pàn jué判决。
In this case, the judge decided to follow precedent and referred to previous rulings.
zhèng fǔ政府zài在zhì dìng制定Xīn新zhèng cè政策shí时，Xiāo萧guī规Cáo曹suí dì随地kǎo lǜ考虑le了lì shǐ shàng历史上de的Chéng gōng成功àn lì案例。
The government considered past successful cases while formulating new policies, following precedent.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Xiāo guī Cáo suí萧规曹随to follow precedentyán gé严格zūn xún遵循Xiāo guī Cáo suí萧规曹随to strictly adhere to precedentzūn xún遵循Xiāo萧guī规to follow established rulesZhū gě诸葛liàng亮Xiāo萧guī规Cáo曹Suí随to follow the principles set by Zhuge Liangzài在zhèng cè政策shǎng上Xiāo guī Cáo suí萧规曹随to adhere to policies established by predecessorslǐng dǎo zhě领导者Xiāo guī Cáo suí萧规曹随leaders following in the footsteps of their predecessorsqǐ yè guǎn lǐ企业管理Xiāo guī Cáo suí萧规曹随business management conforming to established guidelinesXiāo guī Cáo suí萧规曹随de的chuán tǒng传统the tradition of following precedentsyán gé严格lǚ xíng履行Xiāo guī Cáo suí萧规曹随to strictly implement the guidelines set by predecessorsjiǔ jiǔ久久wéi为gōng功，Xiāo guī Cáo suí萧规曹随to take a long-term approach while following precedent