粵

清cing1官gun1

cing1 gun1qīng guān

English

  1. honest and upright official (traditional)
  2. honest and uncorrupted government official

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 清廉嘅官員(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 清官難審家庭事

    to describe complicated family affairs that even a good judge cannot give a wise judgment of them

  • 而家呢個年代想揾個清官都難。

    It's hard to find an honest government official nowadays.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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