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令行禁止

lìng xíng jìn zhǐ

4-character word

What 令行禁止 means

1. (lit.) orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)
2. (fig.) to execute every order without fail

The characters in 令行禁止

• 令lìngto order; to command; an order
• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…
• 禁jìnto prohibit; to forbid
• 止zhǐto stop; to prohibit; until

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