芝麻官 in English zhi1 ma5 guan1 Meaning

Meanings

• low ranking official
• petty bureaucrat

Pinyin

zhi1 ma5 guan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

芝zhi1Zoysia pungens 麻ma2variant of 麻[ma2] 官guan1surname Guan