上有政策,下有对策

shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè

The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)

上

shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous

有

yǒu

to have; there is

政

zhèng

political

策

cè

policy

,

,

下

xià

down

有

yǒu

to have; there is

对

duì

right; correct

策

cè

policy