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streamlined administration · better troops and simpler administration · better staff and simpler administration · picked troops and simplified administration

精兵简政
jīng bīng jiǎn zhèng
j+īng·1st toneb+īng·1st tonej+iǎn·3rd tonezh+èng·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)精打细算jīng dǎ xì suànto economize on clothes and food · to scrimp and save (idiom)缩衣节食suō yī jié shídisarmament裁军cái jūn
Antonyms
pile one bed upon another or build one house on top of another · needless duplication叠床架屋dié chuáng jià wūlarge tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy · fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates尾大不掉wěi dà bù diào
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