清官难断家务事

qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì

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

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Child Words of 清官难断家务事

• 事 事 shì: matter
• 官 官 guān: government official
• 家务 家务 jiā wù: housework
• 断 断 duàn: to break
• 清 清 qīng: (of water etc) clear; clean
• 难 难 nán: difficult (to...)
• 难 难 nàn: disaster
• 务 务 wù: affair
• 清官 清官 qīng guān: honest and upright official (traditional)
• 家 家 jiā: home