leadership rendered ineffectual by recalcitrant subordinates
Last but not least, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m à D à B à di à o, which means that the subordinates are powerful and difficult to control. From Zuo Zhuan, the eleventh year of Zhaogong.
Idiom usage
I thought that Zhou had been dead for a long time, but I built an empty name above the ears of the princes! Is it not the power of the princes that leads to the final success?
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: big ending
The origin of Idioms
"The eleventh year of Zhaogong in Zuozhuan:" the last great will be broken, the last great will not fall, as you know. "
Idiom explanation
It's a long way off. It means that the subordinates are powerful and difficult to control.
Chinese PinYin : mò dà bù diào
leadership rendered ineffectual by recalcitrant subordinates
give the matter further thought and discuss it later. cóng cháng shāng yì
not attend to one 's proper works or duties. tōu gǒu xì jī
Take the essentials and cut them out. jǔ yào shān wú
Take care of the old and care of the young. fù lǎo tí yòu