官場現形記 guān chǎng xiàn xíng jì

DEFINITIONS

  1. Observations on the Current State of Officialdom, late Qing novel by Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[Li3 Bao3 jia4]

CHARACTERS

官 guān official, public servant
場 chǎng open space, field, market
現 xiàn appear, manifest, become visible
形 xíng form, shape, appearance
記 jì record; keep in mind, remember