馬照跑,舞照跳

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Chinese

horse; surname
according to; in accordance with; to shine
according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph
 
to run; to escape to dance; to wield; to brandish
according to; in accordance with; to shine
according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph
 
jump; hop; skip (a grade)
jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat
 
trad. (馬照跑,舞照跳)
simp. (马照跑,舞照跳)
Literally: “running of horses and dancing will go on”.

Etymology

From comments made by Deng Xiaoping in the 1980s on the handover of Hong Kong:


mǎ zhào pǎo, gǔ zhào chǎo, wǔ zhào tiào
Horses will continue to run (referring to horse racing and gambling), stocks will continue to be speculated upon, and dancing (at nightclubs) will continue to go on.

Pronunciation


Idiom

馬照跑,舞照跳

  1. the maintenance of one country, two systems; more broadly, the continuation of the status quo