馬照跑，舞照跳

Chinese

	horse; surname	according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph	to run; to escape		to dance; to wield; to brandish	according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph	jump; hop; skip (a grade) jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat
trad. (馬照跑，舞照跳)	馬	照	跑	，	舞	照	跳
simp. (马照跑，舞照跳)	马	照	跑	，	舞	照	跳
Literally: “running of horses and dancing [of people] will go on”.

Etymology

From comments made by Deng Xiaoping in the 1980s on the handover of Hong Kong:

馬照跑，股照炒，舞照跳 [MSC, trad.]
马照跑，股照炒，舞照跳 [MSC, simp.]

mǎ zhào pǎo, gǔ zhào chǎo, wǔ zhào tiào [Pinyin]

Horses will continue to run (referring to horse racing and gambling), stocks will continue to be speculated upon, and dancing (at nightclubs) will continue to go on.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mǎzhàopǎo, wǔzhàotiào

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄠˋ ㄆㄠˇ , ㄨˇ ㄓㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ ziu³ paau², mou⁵ ziu³ tiu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mǎzhàopǎo, wǔzhàotiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄠˋ ㄆㄠˇ , ㄨˇ ㄓㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mǎjhàopǎo, wǔjhàotiào
  - Wade–Giles: ma³-chao⁴-pʻao³, wu³-chao⁴-tʻiao⁴
  - Yale: mǎ-jàu-pǎu-, wǔ-jàu-tyàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maajawpao, wuujawtiaw
  - Palladius: мачжаопао, учжаотяо (mačžaopao, učžaotjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa⁵ ziu³ paau², mou⁵ ziu³ tiu³
  - Yale: máh jiu páau, móuh jiu tiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ dziu³ paau², mou⁵ dziu³ tiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ jiu³ pao², mou⁵ jiu³ tiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ t͡siːu̯³³ pʰaːu̯³⁵ mou̯¹³ t͡siːu̯³³ tʰiːu̯³³/

Idiom

馬照跑，舞照跳

the maintenance of one country, two systems; more broadly, the continuation of the status quo
- 台灣有多危險？不是國人生活照常、馬照跑舞照跳，就能釋懷的。 [MSC, trad.]
  台湾有多危险？不是国人生活照常、马照跑舞照跳，就能释怀的。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2022 September 15, 中國對台威脅全面升級台灣人別無感 United Daily News
  Táiwān yǒu duō wēixiǎn? Bùshì guórén shēnghuó zhàocháng, mǎzhàopǎowǔzhàotiào, jiù néng shìhuái de. [Pinyin]
  How much danger is Taiwan in? Our countrymen can't simply dismiss this issue and live a normal life, with horse racing and dancing proceeding as usual.