| For pronunciation and definitions of 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 – see 只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 (“to only allow the prefectural official to set fires, but not allow the common citizens to light their lamps; The authorities can do what they like, but the common people are not allowed the slightest bit of freedom”). (This term is the simplified form of 只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈). |
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