清官難斷家務事 qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)

CHARACTERS

清 qīng
HSK 3
clear, pure, clean; peaceful
官 guān
HSK 5
official, public servant
難 nán difficult, arduous, hard; unable
斷 duàn sever, cut off; interrupt
家 jiā
HSK 1
house, home, residence; family
務 wù affairs, business; must, should
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident