zāng guān wū lì

Traditional: 贓官污吏

赃官污吏 (zāng guān wū lì) is a Chinese word meaning “grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption”.

Meanings

  1. 1grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption

Characters in 赃官污吏

赃zāng · stolen goods; loot; spoils官guān · government official污wū · dirty吏lì · minor government official or functionary (old)

Related words

长官senior official法官judge (in court)警官constable; police officer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污染(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate

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