芝麻官

芝

• 芝士 zhī shì ㄓ ㄕˋ zi1 si6 (loanword) cheese
• 芝麻 zhī ma ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ zi1 maa4 sesame (seed)
• 三芝 Sān zhī ㄙㄢ ㄓ saam1 zi1 Sanzhi or Sanchih township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
• 东芝 東芝 Dōng zhī ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓ dung1 zi1 Toshiba, Japanese electronics company
• 林芝 Lín zhī ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓ lam4 zi1 see 林芝市

麻

• 肉麻 ròu má ㄖㄡˋ ㄇㄚˊ juk6 maa4 sickening
• 芝麻 zhī ma ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ zi1 maa4 sesame (seed)
• 麻将 麻將 má jiàng ㄇㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ maa4 zoeng3 mahjong
• 麻木 má mù ㄇㄚˊ ㄇㄨˋ maa4 muk6 numb
• 麻烦 麻煩 má fan ㄇㄚˊ ˙ㄈㄢ maa4 faan4 trouble; inconvenience

官

• 器官 qì guān ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄢ hei3 gun1 (physiology) organ; apparatus
• 官僚 guān liáo ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄠˊ gun1 liu4 bureaucrat
• 官兵 guān bīng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄧㄥ gun1 bing1 (military) officers and soldiers
• 官司 guān si ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄙ gun1 si1 lawsuit
• 官吏 guān lì ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧˋ gun1 lei6 bureaucrat

• 芝焚蕙叹 芝焚蕙嘆 zhī fén huì tàn ㄓ ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄢˋ zi1 fan4 wai6 taan3 lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
• 芝兰玉树 芝蘭玉樹 zhī lán yù shù ㄓ ㄌㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄕㄨˋ zi1 laan4 juk6 syu6 lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects
• 芝兰之室 芝蘭之室 zhī lán zhī shì ㄓ ㄌㄢˊ ㄓ ㄕˋ zi1 laan4 zi1 sat1 lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company

• 杀人如麻 殺人如麻 shā rén rú má ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄚˊ saat3 jan4 jyu4 maa4 lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
• 心乱如麻 心亂如麻 xīn luàn rú má ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄚˊ sam1 lyun6 jyu4 maa4 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused

• 达官贵人 達官貴人 dá guān guì rén ㄉㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ daat6 gun1 gwai3 jan4 (idiom) high officials and noble lords; the powerful and influential
• 高官厚禄 高官厚祿 gāo guān hòu lù ㄍㄠ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ gou1 gun1 hau5 luk6 high post and generous salary (idiom); promotion to a high official position
• 官报私仇 官報私仇 guān bào sī chóu ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄠˋ ㄙ ㄔㄡˊ gun1 bou3 si1 sau4 to take advantage of official post for personal revenge (idiom)