"令行禁止" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "令 則 行，禁 則 止。憲 之 所及，俗 之 所 被，如 百體 之 從 心，政 之 所 期 也。",
        "2": "If there is an order, carry it out. If there is an prohibition on something, stop doing it. Wherever the laws and customs reach should 􂀿accept and abide by them,􂁀 just like how one's organs follow their heart, which is what politicians expect.",
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      "expansion": "令則行，禁則止。憲之所及，俗之所被，如百體之從心，政之所期也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]令则行，禁则止。宪之所及，俗之所被，如百体之从心，政之所期也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Guanzi, 5ᵗʰ century BCE to 220 CE\nLìng zé xíng, jìn zé zhǐ. Xiàn zhī suǒjí, sú zhī suǒ bèi, rú bǎitǐ zhī cóng xīn, zhèng zhī suǒ qī yě. [Pinyin]\nIf there is an order, carry it out. If there is an prohibition on something, stop doing it. Wherever the laws and customs reach should [accept and abide by them,] just like how one's organs follow their heart, which is what politicians expect.",
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  "etymology_text": "令則行，禁則止。憲之所及，俗之所被，如百體之從心，政之所期也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]令则行，禁则止。宪之所及，俗之所被，如百体之从心，政之所期也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Guanzi, 5ᵗʰ century BCE to 220 CE\nLìng zé xíng, jìn zé zhǐ. Xiàn zhī suǒjí, sú zhī suǒ bèi, rú bǎitǐ zhī cóng xīn, zhèng zhī suǒ qī yě. [Pinyin]\nIf there is an order, carry it out. If there is an prohibition on something, stop doing it. Wherever the laws and customs reach should [accept and abide by them,] just like how one's organs follow their heart, which is what politicians expect.",
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      "zh-pron": "lìngxíngjìnzhǐ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "ling⁶ hang⁴ gam³ zi²"
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      "zh-pron": "lìngxíngjìnzhǐ"
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      "zh-pron": "ling⁴-hsing²-chin⁴-chih³"
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      "zh-pron": "lìng-syíng-jìn-jř"
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      "zh-pron": "linqshyngjinnjyy"
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      "zh-pron": "линсинцзиньчжи"
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      "zh-pron": "linsinczinʹčži"
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      "zh-pron": "lihng hàhng gam jí"
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      "zh-pron": "ling⁶ hang⁴ gam³ dzi²"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "ling⁶ heng⁴ gem³ ji²"
    },
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      "ipa": "/lɪŋ²² hɐŋ²¹ kɐm³³ t͡siː³⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/liŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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        "1": "令 則 行，禁 則 止。憲 之 所及，俗 之 所 被，如 百體 之 從 心，政 之 所 期 也。",
        "2": "If there is an order, carry it out. If there is an prohibition on something, stop doing it. Wherever the laws and customs reach should 􂀿accept and abide by them,􂁀 just like how one's organs follow their heart, which is what politicians expect.",
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      "expansion": "令則行，禁則止。憲之所及，俗之所被，如百體之從心，政之所期也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]令则行，禁则止。宪之所及，俗之所被，如百体之从心，政之所期也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Guanzi, 5ᵗʰ century BCE to 220 CE\nLìng zé xíng, jìn zé zhǐ. Xiàn zhī suǒjí, sú zhī suǒ bèi, rú bǎitǐ zhī cóng xīn, zhèng zhī suǒ qī yě. [Pinyin]\nIf there is an order, carry it out. If there is an prohibition on something, stop doing it. Wherever the laws and customs reach should [accept and abide by them,] just like how one's organs follow their heart, which is what politicians expect.",
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  "etymology_text": "令則行，禁則止。憲之所及，俗之所被，如百體之從心，政之所期也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]令则行，禁则止。宪之所及，俗之所被，如百体之从心，政之所期也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Guanzi, 5ᵗʰ century BCE to 220 CE\nLìng zé xíng, jìn zé zhǐ. Xiàn zhī suǒjí, sú zhī suǒ bèi, rú bǎitǐ zhī cóng xīn, zhèng zhī suǒ qī yě. [Pinyin]\nIf there is an order, carry it out. If there is an prohibition on something, stop doing it. Wherever the laws and customs reach should [accept and abide by them,] just like how one's organs follow their heart, which is what politicians expect.",
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      "zh-pron": "lìngxíngjìnzhǐ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "lihng hàhng gam jí"
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      "zh-pron": "ling⁶ hang⁴ gam³ dzi²"
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      "zh-pron": "ling⁶ heng⁴ gem³ ji²"
    },
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      "ipa": "/lɪŋ²² hɐŋ²¹ kɐm³³ t͡siː³⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/liŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɪŋ²² hɐŋ²¹ kɐm³³ t͡siː³⁵/"
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  "word": "令行禁止"
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