打虎拍蠅

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Chinese

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beat; strike; break
beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen
 
tiger
to clap; to pat; to beat
to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)
 
fly; musca
trad. (打虎拍蠅)
simp. (打虎拍蝇)
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打虎拍蠅

  1. (neologism, politics, officialese) to crack down on both “tigers” and “flies” ― corrupt government officials at both higher and lower levels

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