Issue a decree
It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is f à Xi à Nb à L à ng, which means giving orders. From Mozi shangtongxia.
The origin of Idioms
"Mozi shangtongxia" said: "try to use the family monarch to issue a decree to his family."
Idiom usage
As a predicate, attribute or object; of a conductor
Analysis of Idioms
Give orders
Issue a decree
as the medicine took effect , the symptoms lessened - yào dào bìng chú
be injured in the sinews or bones - shāng jīn dòng gǔ
seek far and neglect what lies close at hand - shě jìn jí yuǎn
a family of scholars for generations - shì dài shū xiāng