贪吏猾胥 — “Corrupt and cunning minor officials or clerks”
贪吏猾胥 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Corrupt and cunning minor officials or clerks”. Venal and sly subordinates who exploit their positions for personal gain. Literally, “Greedy officials and cunning clerks”.
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贪吏猾胥 Pronunciation and Pinyin
贪吏猾胥 Character Breakdown
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那个部门里，一些贪吏猾胥利用职务之便，谋取私利，最终被严肃处理
In that department, some greedy officials and cunning clerks took advantage of their positions for personal gain and were eventually disciplined.
Idioms Related to 贪吏猾胥
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- 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
- tān贪mò墨chéng成fēng风corruption is rampant
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Open the tool →Questions about 贪吏猾胥
What does 贪吏猾胥 mean?
贪吏猾胥 (tān lì huá xū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Corrupt and cunning minor officials or clerks”.
How do you pronounce 贪吏猾胥?
贪吏猾胥 is pronounced tān lì huá xū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贪吏猾胥 literally mean?
Literally, 贪吏猾胥 means “Greedy officials and cunning clerks”. It is used to mean “Corrupt and cunning minor officials or clerks”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贪吏猾胥?
猾胥：狡诈的小官吏。贪财狡诈的小官吏