Weak at the root and strong at the end
The Chinese idiom, Ru ò B ě nqi á NGM ò, means that the central power is weakened while the local power is strong. From the new chapter of senior officials.
The origin of Idioms
Hong Rengan of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom wrote in the new chapter of senior officials: "if there is an alliance with the party, there is a way of self consolidation. The private sector relies on the private sector, and the outside is the act of faking the public for the private sector, which contains the disadvantages of the weak and the strong."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences.
Weak at the root and strong at the end
the huanghe river is clear and the seas are calm - hé qīng hǎi yàn
pay too much respect to one 's superiors and despise those who are of lower ranks - chǎn shàng ào xià