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Change log entry 66654
Processed by: richwarm (2018-11-06 00:59:19 GMT)
Comment: << review queue entry 62778 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
"unwritten rules" makes it sound like it could be something quite benign, as in
"Everyone knows the unwritten rule that you never date your best friend's guy."

A rule like that is an expression of propriety, whereas 潜规则 is pretty much the opposite.

Compare LA ~
指背離正義觀念或正式制度,不能公開言明的行事規則。
例 「敢於向潛規則挑戰」。

And GF.

And this:
Unwritten rules, 潜规则, originally mean sex exchange for favor from those who are in power. It started with the phenomenon in entertainment industry where actresses offer sex to directors or producers (or whoever has to power to decide) to obtain a role in a movie to TV program. [...] The most widely believed unwritten rule is that you can get a shortcut/favored treatment if you have guanxi.
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-unwritten-rules-%E6%BD%9C%E8%A7%84%E5%88%99-of-Chinese-society/answer/Katie-Pedro-1
Diff:
- 潛規則 潜规则 [qian2 gui1 ze2] /unwritten rules/
# + 潛規則 潜规则 [qian2 gui1 ze2] /improper behaviors that are tacitly accepted/
+ 潛規則 潜规则 [qian2 gui1 ze2] /questionable behaviors that are tacitly accepted/
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