芝麻官 zhī ma guān

DEFINITIONS

  1. low ranking official
  2. petty bureaucrat

CHARACTERS

芝 zhī sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; 'a divine and felicitous plant' (Karlgren)
麻 ma
HSK 4
hemp, jute, flax; sesame
官 guān
HSK 5
official, public servant