刻木为吏 — “Carve wood as an official”
刻木为吏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so disgusted by or fearful of corrupt and cruel officials (especially jailers) that one refuses to even see an effigy of them made of wood; it describes the extreme dread inspired by tyrannical authority and the desperate attempt to avoid any contact”. Literally, “Carve wood as an official”.
刻木为吏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 刻木为吏 mean?
刻木为吏 (kè mù wéi lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so disgusted by or fearful of corrupt and cruel officials (especially jailers) that one refuses to even see an effigy of them made of wood; it describes the extreme dread inspired by tyrannical authority and the desperate attempt to avoid any contact”.
How do you pronounce 刻木为吏?
刻木为吏 is pronounced kè mù wéi lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 刻木为吏 literally mean?
Literally, 刻木为吏 means “Carve wood as an official”. It is used to mean “to be so disgusted by or fearful of corrupt and cruel officials (especially jailers) that one refuses to even see an effigy of them made of wood; it describes the extreme dread inspired by tyrannical authority and the desperate attempt to avoid any contact”.
What is the Chinese definition of 刻木为吏?
意思是不能受狱吏的污辱，即使是木头做的狱吏也不能见他。形容狱吏的凶暴可畏。