故吏
故吏 gù lì ㄍㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ gu3 lei6
- (literary) former subordinate
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More words with these characters
故
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
- 蹈常袭故蹈常襲故 dǎo cháng xí gù ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨˋ dou6 soeng4 zaap6 gu3 follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut
- 非亲非故非親非故 fēi qīn fēi gù ㄈㄟ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄨˋ fei1 can1 fei1 gu3 lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
- 革故鼎新 gé gù dǐng xīn ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄣ gaak3 gu3 ding2 san1 to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate
- 故步自封 gù bù zì fēng ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄈㄥ gu3 bou6 zi6 fung1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
- 狂奴故态狂奴故態 kuáng nú gù tài ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄊㄞˋ kwong4 nou4 gu3 taai3 to be set in one's ways (idiom)
- 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