Measuring merits and punishing crimes
It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is j ì g ō ngli à ngzu ì, which means to measure the merits and demerits comprehensively. From "Chunqiu Fanlu · kaogongming".
The idiom comes from Dong Zhongshu's "Chunqiu Fanlu · kaogongming": "the method of examination should be in accordance with his title, rank, accumulate his days, judge his merits by his crimes, divide the more by the less, and determine the truth by his name."
Chinese PinYin : jì gōng liàng zuì
Measuring merits and punishing crimes
try to draw a tiger and end up with the likeness of a dog -- make a poor imitation. huà hǔ lèi gǒu
birds of a feather flock together. rén yǐ qún fēn
extremely incisive and lively in words. yǔ miào tiān xià
enhance agricultural production and economize expenses. qiáng běn jié yòng
The branch is bigger than the root. zhī dà yù běn