清官
cing1 gun1qīng guān
English
- honest and upright official (traditional)
- honest and uncorrupted government official
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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