铁打的衙门，流水的官

tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān

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Definições

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

Palavras componentes de 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