







赃官污吏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Corrupt officials and venal administrators who abuse their power for personal gain”. Literally, “Officials who take bribes and corrupt subordinates”.

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Open the tool →赃官污吏 (zāng guān wū lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Corrupt officials and venal administrators who abuse their power for personal gain”.
赃官污吏 is pronounced zāng guān wū lì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 赃官污吏 means “Officials who take bribes and corrupt subordinates”. It is used to mean “Corrupt officials and venal administrators who abuse their power for personal gain”.
犹贪官污吏。