haa6 cing4 soeng6 daat6下情上達下情上达

Jyutpinghaa6 cing4 soeng6 daat6

Yalehah chìhng seuhng daaht

Definition

To relay the concerns, thoughts, or situation of the general public or subordinates to higher authorities.

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How it's used

This is a formal idiom often used in professional or political contexts to describe effective communication channels within a hierarchy. It implies a healthy flow of information from the bottom up, which is often contrasted with bureaucratic stagnation. While it is a four-character idiom, it is frequently integrated into modern sentences using verbs like 做到 or 實現.

Examples

ni1呢go3個gei1機zai3制ho2可ji5以ling3令haa5下cing4情soeng5上daat6達。

This mechanism allows the concerns of the subordinates to reach the superiors.

gung1公si1司dim2點joeng2樣zou6做dou3到haa6下cing4情soeng6上daat6達aa4呀？

How does the company manage to communicate the staff's situation to the management?

Related words

see alsokau1 tung1溝通kāu tūngsee alsosoeng6 hang4 haa6 haau6上行下效seungh hàngh hah hauh

Common phrases

zou6做dou3到haa6下cing4情soeng6上daat6達

achieve effective bottom-up communication

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a casual way to say 'tell someone', but it is strictly reserved for organizational or systemic communication. Using it to describe telling a friend a secret would sound bizarrely formal and out of place.