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貪官污吏 (taam1 gun1 wu1 lei6) — corrupt government officials in Cantonese

taamˉ¹貪gunˉ¹官wuˉ¹污leiˍ₆吏
简 贪官污吏
Mandarin Pinyin: tan1 guan1 wu1 li4

Meaning of 貪官污吏

nouncorrupt government officials

Characters in 貪官污吏

貪taam1
have an insatiable desire for
官gun1
government official; officer; office holder
污wu1
dirty; filthy; polluted
吏lei6
government official; petty clerk; mandarin

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