each department acting on its own(zhèng chū duō mén)

each department acting on its own

There are many branches of government. As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is zh è ngch ū Du ō m é n, which originally means that the government decrees come from several bureaucrats; it refers to the weakness of the central leadership and the decentralization of state power. From Zuozhuan, the 16th year of Chenggong.

Notes on Idioms

Government: decree; Department: Department.

The origin of Idioms

In the 16th year of Chenggong in Zuozhuan, it is said that "there are Ji Meng in Lu, Luan fan in Jin, and the government order is so successful. Now his plan says: "there are many branches of government in Jin Dynasty, so you can't follow them."

Idiom usage

The political situation is chaotic. Example: Zizhitongjian, the third year of Jinglong, Zhongzong, Tang Dynasty: "there are many kinds of politics, and there are too many abusive officials. People think that there are no places to sit, so they are prime ministers, censors and officials outside the yuan." In ancient times, there was only one prime minister, who was appointed to be a virtuous person. Today, there are many officials and many branches of government. If you turn to doubt, please damage it. Biography of He Wei in Yuan history

Idiom story

According to Zuozhuan · the 16th year of Chenggong, Ji and Meng of the state of Lu controlled the power of the state of Lu, and all the decrees were made by them. They discussed with each other and said, "the decrees of the state of Jin came from several powerful officials, so they can't be unified. The king of Jin had no real power. Therefore, Lu must not follow Jin. We would rather serve the state of Qi and Chu than follow the state of Jin. "According to Zuo Zhuan, thirty years of Xianggong, the son of Zheng went to the state of Chen to conclude an alliance. After returning to China, he said to Zheng's doctors, "the state of Chen is going to perish soon. We can't keep friendly relations with it. The state of Chen is gathering grain and fodder to repair the city and prepare for war. With sufficient war preparedness and no relief for the sufferings of the people. The monarch is weak, the crown prince is humble, and the other sons of the monarch are rich and powerful. The officials were arrogant and indulgent, and the decrees came from many officials. In order to survive among the great powers in this state, can the state of Chen not be subjugated? It will not take ten years for the state of Chen to perish. "Later, people used to describe the situation of decentralized power and weak leadership as" politics comes out of many branches ".

Chinese PinYin : zhèng chū duō mén