清官难断家务事

qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 清官难断家务事

事
shì

matter

官
guān

government official

家务
jiā wù

housework

断
duàn

to break

清
qīng

(of water etc) clear; clean

难
nán

difficult (to...)

难
nàn

disaster

务
wù

affair

清官
qīng guān

honest and upright official (traditional)

家
jiā

home