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&quot;the Four (Evil) Trends&quot; (current term introduced by President Xi Jinping in 2013, used by the PRC government to criticize the harmful practices of xíngshì zhǔyì 形式主義/形式主义 &quot;formalism&quot;, guānliáo zhǔyì 官僚主義/官僚主义 &quot;bureaucracy&quot;, xiǎnglè zhǔyì 享樂主義/享乐主义 &quot;hedonism&quot; and shēmí 奢靡 &quot;extravagance&quot;)</p>
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2021-02-02T19:43:18.710Z
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Mou某
<p>What is a reasonable translation of <a href="http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2021-01/14/nw.D110000renmrb_20210114_1-01.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">四风</a> in its political usage? &quot;Four winds&quot; does not seem to fit, neither does &quot;four styles&quot;. I do know, however, that this expression refers to formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism, and extravagance.</p>

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Before I saw the words in brackets, I thought 四风 is a word for mahjong game... :(
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Best translation of 四风 (political term)
# Best translation of 四风 (political term)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-02-02)

What is a reasonable translation of [四风](http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2021-01/14/nw.D110000renmrb_20210114_1-01.htm) in its political usage? "Four winds" does not seem to fit, neither does "four styles". I do know, however, that this expression refers to formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism, and extravagance.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Before I saw the words in brackets, I thought 四风 is a word for mahjong game... :(  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-02-02. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

**KEY**

> PHR  
> "the Four (Evil) Trends" (current term introduced by President Xi Jinping in 2013, used by the PRC government to criticize the harmful practices of xíngshì zhǔyì 形式主義/形式主义 "formalism", guānliáo zhǔyì 官僚主義/官僚主义 "bureaucracy", xiǎnglè zhǔyì 享樂主義/享乐主义 "hedonism" and shēmí 奢靡 "extravagance")


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