贪官污吏 in English tan1 guan1 wu1 li4 Meaning

Meanings

  • grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiomatic expression); abuse and corruption

Simplified Characters

贪 官 污 吏

Traditional Characters

貪 官 污 吏

Pinyin

tan1 guan1 wu1 li4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

贪tan1to have a voracious desire for 官guan1surname Guan 污wu1variant of 污[wu1] 吏li4minor government official or functionary (old)