Strong capital but weak branch
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi á NGB ě NRU ò zh ī, which means reducing local power and strengthening central power. It comes from the biography of Gao Jifu in the book of the new Tang Dynasty.
Idiom usage
Used as an object, attribute, policy, etc
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: strong root and weak branch
The origin of Idioms
"The new book of the Tang Dynasty · biography of Gao Jifu:" it's a common thing since ancient times to be strong and weak. "
Idiom explanation
It means reducing local power and strengthening central power. It is the same as "the strong and the weak".
Chinese PinYin : qiáng běn ruò zhī
Strong capital but weak branch
make the enemy yield and the different nation submit to the authority. huái dí fù yuǎn
swarm as flies do for good or hang round as dogs do for food. yíng yíng gǒu gǒu