赃官污吏 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• grasping officials, corrupt mandarins ; abuse and corruption

Character by character

• 赃zāngbooty, loot; stolen goods; to bribe
• 官guānofficial, public servant
• 污wūfilthy, dirty; polluted, impure
• 吏lìgovernment official, magistrate

Idioms sharing a character

• 贪赃枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ
• 一官半职 yī guān bàn zhí
• 加官进位 jiā guān jìn wèi
• 加官进爵 jiā guān jìn jué
• 加官进禄 jiā guān jìn lù
• 升官发财 shēng guān fā cái
• 奸官污吏 jiān guān wū lì
• 官报私仇 guān bào sī chóu
• 官官相护 guān guān xiāng hù
• 官私合营 guān sī hé yíng

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