Chinese[edit]
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hidden; latent; secret hidden; latent; secret; to hide; to conceal; to submerge
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trad. (潛規則)
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潛
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規則
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simp. (潜规则)
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潜
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规则
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Etymology[edit]
From a 2001 book by Wu Si (w:zh:吳思).
Pronunciation[edit]
潛規則
- unspoken rule; unwritten rule
潛規則
- (neologism, informal, slang) to apply the hidden rule that sexual favours are required for entry into an occupation or for career advancement