分而治之 — Chinese idiom
分而治之
fēn ér zhì zhī
Meaning
- to divide and rule
Character by character
- 分fēnto divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of ti
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 治zhìto administer, to govern, to regulate
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
Idioms sharing a character
- 一分一毫 yī fēn yī háo
- 一分为二 yī fēn wéi èr
- 不分伯仲 bù fēn bó zhòng
- 不分胜负 bù fēn shèng fù
- 不分彼此 bù fēn bǐ cǐ
- 不分皂白 bù fēn zào bái
- 五马分尸 wǔ mǎ fēn shī
- 分崩离析 fēn bēng lí xī
- 分秒必争 fēn miǎo bì zhēng
- 分身乏术 fēn shēn fá shù
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