清官难断家务事 in English qing1 guan1 nan2 duan4 jia1 wu4 shi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)

Simplified Characters

清 官 难 断 家 务 事

Traditional Characters

清 官 難 斷 家 務 事

Pinyin

qing1 guan1 nan2 duan4 jia1 wu4 shi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

清qing1Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911) 官guan1surname Guan 难nan2difficult (to...) 断duan4to break 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] 务wu4affair 事shi4matter