铁打的衙门，流水的官

tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān

Définitions

1. lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
2. fig. government officials come and go

Mots composant 铁打的衙门，流水的官

• 官 guān: government official
• 打 dá: dozen (loanword)
• 打 dǎ: to beat
• 水 shuǐ: water
• 流 liú: to flow
• 流水 liú shuǐ: running water
• 的 de: of; ~'s (possessive particle)
• 的 dī: see 的士[dī shì]
• 的 dí: really and truly
• 的 dì: (bound form) bull's-eye; target
• 铁 tiě: iron (metal)
• 打的 dǎ dī: (coll.) to take a taxi
• 衙 yá: office
• 衙门 yá men: government office in feudal China
• 铁打 tiě dǎ: made of iron
• 门 mén: gate