只许州官放火,不许百姓点灯

Chinese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 只許州官放火,不許百姓點燈 (“to only allow the prefectural official to set fires, but not allow the common citizens to light their lamps; The authorities can do what they like, but the common people are not allowed the slightest bit of freedom”).
(This term is the simplified form of 只許州官放火,不許百姓點燈).
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