xū lì
胥吏 (xū lì) is a Chinese word meaning “low-level government official (in former times)”.
Meanings
- 1low-level government official (in former times)
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Related words
吏minor government official or functionary (old)胥all胥surname Xu官吏bureaucrat贪官污吏grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption吏胥minor official伍子胥Wu Zixu (–484 BC), Chu-born strategist for Wu. After the King of Chu executed his family, he fled to Wu and masterminded Wu's invasion of Chu (506 BC), destroying its capital in a campaign that doubled as personal vengeance.奥尔德斯·赫胥黎Aldous Huxley (1894–1963), British novelist and author of "Brave New World" 美麗新世界|美丽新世界[Mei3 li4 Xin1 Shi4 jie4]赫胥黎Huxley (name)从吏minor official假吏acting magistrate吏治style of governing (of minor official)