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铁打的衙门,流水的官
tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān
Definitions
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lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
•
fig. government officials come and go
Child Words of 铁打的衙门,流水的官
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dì
铁打
tiě dǎ
的
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打的
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水
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流
liú
门
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衙门
yá men
流水
liú shuǐ
打
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的
dī
的
dí
打
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衙
yá
官
guān