从吏
从吏從吏 cóng lì ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ cung4 lei6
- minor official
- to be an official
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More words with these characters
从
吏
- 官吏 guān lì ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧˋ gun1 lei6 bureaucrat
- 假吏 jiǎ lì ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄌㄧˋ gaa2 lei6 acting magistrate
- 吏治 lì zhì ㄌㄧˋ ㄓˋ lei6 zi6 style of governing (of minor official)
- 吏胥 lì xū ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄩ lei6 seoi1 minor official
- 吏部 Lì bù ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ lei6 bou6 Ministry of Appointments (in imperial China)
- 属吏屬吏 shǔ lì ㄕㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ suk6 lei6 (old) subordinate; underling
Idioms with these characters
- 碍难从命礙難從命 ài nán cóng mìng ㄞˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ngoi6 naan4 cung4 ming6 difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
- 病从口入病從口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˋ beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
- 从长计议從長計議 cóng cháng jì yì ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˋ cung4 coeng4 gai3 ji5 (idiom) to take one's time making a decision; to consider at length
- 从谏如流從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 gaan3 jyu4 lau4 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
- 从井救人從井救人 cóng jǐng jiù rén ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ cung4 zeng2 gau3 jan4 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
- 奸官污吏 jiān guān wū lì ㄐㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄨ ㄌㄧˋ gaan1 gun1 wu1 lei6 traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom); abuse and corruption
- 贪官污吏貪官污吏 tān guān wū lì ㄊㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄨ ㄌㄧˋ taam1 gun1 wu1 lei6 grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
- 赃官污吏贓官污吏 zāng guān wū lì ㄗㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄨ ㄌㄧˋ zong1 gun1 wu1 lei6 grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption