Strong capital but weak branch

Strong capital but weak branch

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi á NGB ě NRU ò zh ī, which means reducing local power and strengthening central power. It comes from the biography of Gao Jifu in the book of the new Tang Dynasty.

Idiom usage

Used as an object, attribute, policy, etc

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: strong root and weak branch

The origin of Idioms

"The new book of the Tang Dynasty · biography of Gao Jifu:" it's a common thing since ancient times to be strong and weak. "

Idiom explanation

It means reducing local power and strengthening central power. It is the same as "the strong and the weak".