粵

芝zi1麻maa4官gun1

zi1 maa4 gun1zhī ma guān

English

  1. low ranking official
  2. petty bureaucrat
  3. low-ranking official; literally "sesame official"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻權力同官階好似芝麻咁細嘅低級官員

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

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