刑不上大夫，礼不下庶人

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 刑不上大夫，礼不下庶人 – see 刑不上大夫，禮不下庶人 (“Corporal punishment does not go up to senior officers, and courtesy does not go down to commoners.; People are not equal before the law.”). (This term is the simplified form of 刑不上大夫，禮不下庶人).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.