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Open the tool →父母官 (fù mǔ guān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an official who cares for the people as if they were their own children; a benevolent local administrator”.
父母官 is pronounced fù mǔ guān in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 父母官 means “Parent-official”. It is used to mean “an official who cares for the people as if they were their own children; a benevolent local administrator”.
旧时对州县官的称呼