chǎn shǐ guān

Traditional: 鏟屎官

铲屎官 (chǎn shǐ guān) is a Chinese word meaning “(neologism) (coll.) pet owner (lit. "official in charge of cleaning up poop")”.

Meanings

  1. 1(neologism) (coll.) pet owner (lit. "official in charge of cleaning up poop")

Characters in 铲屎官

铲chǎn · to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds); to shovel屎shǐ · feces; excrement; a stool官guān · government official

Related words

长官senior official法官judge (in court)警官constable; police officer屎feces; excrement; a stool官government official官surname Guan检察官public prosecutor; public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution)指挥官commander器官(physiology) organ; apparatus官司lawsuit官员official (in an organization or government)官方government

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