"潛規則" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Mainland-China, standard, Taiwan, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Mainland-China, variant, Taiwan, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰiːm²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 潜规则 [Simplified-Chinese]
Etymology: Coined and popularised by Wu Si (Chinese scholar) in his work published in 2001. Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 潛規則
  1. unspoken rule; unwritten rule
    Sense id: en-潛規則-zh-noun-htV8bpz5 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36

Verb [Chinese]

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Mainland-China, standard, Taiwan, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Mainland-China, variant, Taiwan, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰiːm²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 潜规则 [Simplified-Chinese]
Etymology: Coined and popularised by Wu Si (Chinese scholar) in his work published in 2001. Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 潛規則
  1. (neologism, informal, slang) to apply the hidden rule that sexual favours are required for entry into an occupation or for career advancement Tags: informal, neologism, slang
    Sense id: en-潛規則-zh-verb-MwS4oAjm Categories (other): Chinese neologisms
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "潜规则",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "潛規則",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "62 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "62 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "64 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "unspoken rule; unwritten rule"
      ],
      "id": "en-潛規則-zh-noun-htV8bpz5",
      "links": [
        [
          "unspoken rule",
          "unspoken rule"
        ],
        [
          "unwritten rule",
          "unwritten rule"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiánguīzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiǎnguīzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cim⁴ kwai¹ zak¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiánguīzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciángueizé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻien²-kuei¹-tsê²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyán-gwēi-dzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyangueitzer"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cjanʹgujczɛ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цяньгуйцзэ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiǎnguīzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciǎngueizé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻien³-kuei¹-tsê²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyǎn-gwēi-dzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cheangueitzer"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cjanʹgujczɛ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цяньгуйцзэ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cim⁴ kwai¹ zak¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chìhm kwāi jāk"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsim⁴ kwai¹ dzak⁷"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qim⁴ kuei¹ zeg¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːm²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "潛規則"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Coined and popularised by Wu Si (Chinese scholar) in his work published in 2001.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "潜规则",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "潛規則",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
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        "to apply the hidden rule that sexual favours are required for entry into an occupation or for career advancement"
      ],
      "id": "en-潛規則-zh-verb-MwS4oAjm",
      "links": [
        [
          "apply",
          "apply"
        ],
        [
          "hidden",
          "hidden"
        ],
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ],
        [
          "sexual",
          "sexual"
        ],
        [
          "favour",
          "favour"
        ],
        [
          "require",
          "require"
        ],
        [
          "entry",
          "entry"
        ],
        [
          "occupation",
          "occupation"
        ],
        [
          "career",
          "career"
        ],
        [
          "advancement",
          "advancement"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(neologism, informal, slang) to apply the hidden rule that sexual favours are required for entry into an occupation or for career advancement"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "neologism",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiánguīzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiǎnguīzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cim⁴ kwai¹ zak¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiánguīzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciángueizé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻien²-kuei¹-tsê²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyán-gwēi-dzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyangueitzer"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cjanʹgujczɛ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цяньгуйцзэ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiǎnguīzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciǎngueizé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻien³-kuei¹-tsê²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyǎn-gwēi-dzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cheangueitzer"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cjanʹgujczɛ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цяньгуйцзэ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cim⁴ kwai¹ zak¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chìhm kwāi jāk"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsim⁴ kwai¹ dzak⁷"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qim⁴ kuei¹ zeg¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːm²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "潛規則"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chinese coinages",
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese nouns",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 則",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 潛",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 規",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chinese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Coined and popularised by Wu Si (Chinese scholar) in his work published in 2001.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "潜规则",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "unspoken rule; unwritten rule"
      ],
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          "unspoken rule",
          "unspoken rule"
        ],
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          "unwritten rule",
          "unwritten rule"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiánguīzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiǎnguīzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cim⁴ kwai¹ zak¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiánguīzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciángueizé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻien²-kuei¹-tsê²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyán-gwēi-dzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyangueitzer"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cjanʹgujczɛ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цяньгуйцзэ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiǎnguīzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciǎngueizé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻien³-kuei¹-tsê²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyǎn-gwēi-dzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cheangueitzer"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cjanʹgujczɛ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цяньгуйцзэ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cim⁴ kwai¹ zak¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chìhm kwāi jāk"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsim⁴ kwai¹ dzak⁷"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qim⁴ kuei¹ zeg¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːm²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "潛規則"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Chinese coinages",
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese nouns",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 則",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 潛",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 規",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chinese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Coined and popularised by Wu Si (Chinese scholar) in his work published in 2001.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "潜规则",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "潛規則",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese informal terms",
        "Chinese neologisms",
        "Chinese slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to apply the hidden rule that sexual favours are required for entry into an occupation or for career advancement"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "apply",
          "apply"
        ],
        [
          "hidden",
          "hidden"
        ],
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ],
        [
          "sexual",
          "sexual"
        ],
        [
          "favour",
          "favour"
        ],
        [
          "require",
          "require"
        ],
        [
          "entry",
          "entry"
        ],
        [
          "occupation",
          "occupation"
        ],
        [
          "career",
          "career"
        ],
        [
          "advancement",
          "advancement"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(neologism, informal, slang) to apply the hidden rule that sexual favours are required for entry into an occupation or for career advancement"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "neologism",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiánguīzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiǎnguīzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cim⁴ kwai¹ zak¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiánguīzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciángueizé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻien²-kuei¹-tsê²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyán-gwēi-dzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyangueitzer"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cjanʹgujczɛ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цяньгуйцзэ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiǎnguīzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciǎngueizé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻien³-kuei¹-tsê²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyǎn-gwēi-dzé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cheangueitzer"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cjanʹgujczɛ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цяньгуйцзэ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "variant",
        "Taiwan",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cim⁴ kwai¹ zak¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chìhm kwāi jāk"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsim⁴ kwai¹ dzak⁷"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qim⁴ kuei¹ zeg¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːm²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "潛規則"
}

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