grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
trad. 贓官污吏
Also written 贓官污吏【zāng guān wū lì】
Characters in this word
4赃
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stolen goods; loot; spoils
- Pinyin
- zāng
- Traditional
- 贓
- Strokes
- 10
官
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surname Guan
- Pinyin
- Guān
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1763 of 2500
污
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variant of 污[wu1]
- Pinyin
- wū
- Traditional
- 汙
- Strokes
- 6
吏
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minor government official or functionary (old)
- Pinyin
- lì
- Strokes
- 6