贪官蠹役 — “Greedy officials and corrupt functionaries”
贪官蠹役 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Corrupt officials and their venal subordinates who exploit common people for personal gain”. Literally, “Greedy officials and corrupt functionaries”.
贪官蠹役 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 贪
- tān贪wèi位qǔ取róng容covet position and curry favor
- tān贪wèi位mù慕lù禄greedy for power and wealth
- tān贪mào冒róng荣chǒng宠Covet glory and favor
- tān贪lì利wàng忘yì义greedy for profit, forgetting righteousness
- tān贪gōng功qǐ起xìn衅Provoke conflict for personal credit
- tān贪chī吃lǎn懒zuò做gluttonous and lazy
- tān贪míng名tú图lì利covet fame and pursue profit
- tān贪míng名ài爱lì利greedy for fame and gain
- tān贪míng名zhú逐lì利covet fame and pursue profit
- tān贪lì吏huá猾xū胥corrupt and cunning minor officials
- tān贪tú图ān安yì逸hanker after ease and comfort
- tān贪mò墨zhī之fēng风prevailing atmosphere of corruption and bribery
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What does 贪官蠹役 mean?
贪官蠹役 (tān guān dù yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Corrupt officials and their venal subordinates who exploit common people for personal gain”.
How do you pronounce 贪官蠹役?
贪官蠹役 is pronounced tān guān dù yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贪官蠹役 literally mean?
Literally, 贪官蠹役 means “Greedy officials and corrupt functionaries”. It is used to mean “Corrupt officials and their venal subordinates who exploit common people for personal gain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贪官蠹役?
蠹：蛀虫。贪图财物的官僚和吏役