This pattern of development is not unique to Hong Kong.
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Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
他以为新兵连都是“刀光剑影”“舞枪弄棒”的生活，没想到却是三点一线的固定生活模式和枯燥乏味的训练内容。
他以為新兵連都是“刀光劍影”“舞槍弄棒”的生活，沒想到卻是三點一線的固定生活模式和枯燥乏味的訓練內容。
tā yǐ wèi xīn bīng lián dōu shì “ dāo guāng jiàn yǐng ” “ wǔ qiāng nòng bàng ” de shēng huó ， méi xiǎng dào què shì sān diǎn yī xiàn de gù dìng shēng huó mó shì hé kū zào fá wèi de xùn liàn nèi róng ．
He thought that life in a company made up of new recruits would be filled with exciting maneuvers, but he did not expect it to be a monotonous routine with boring training content.
Mandarin
人终究不是神，不过是有限的人，必须顺应人性，善用大自然的潜力，站在“不如意事，十常八九”的局限中，以神妙莫测的模式来使其吉多凶少。
人終究不是神，不過是有限的人，必須順應人性，善用大自然的潛力，站在“不如意事，十常八九”的侷限中，以神妙莫測的模式來使其吉多兇少。
rén zhōng jiū bù shì shén ， bù guò shì yǒu xiàn de rén ， bì xū shùn yìng rén xìng ， shàn yòng dà zì rán de qián lì ， zhàn zài “ bù rú yì shì ， shí cháng bā jiǔ ” de jú xiàn zhōng ， yǐ shén miào mò cè de mó shì lái shǐ qí jí duō xiōng shào ．
People are not gods; they are humans with human limitations, and so must accommodate human nature. One must find a good way to utilize Mother Nature's potential. Within the boundaries of a life where things are constantly going wrong, one must find a way to think outside of the box so that one can have more hits than misses.
From the time Michael Jordan arrived in Beijing from Guangdong, he took the approach of remaining aloof, and played hide and seek with a slew of Chinese Media and fans.