貪官污吏 tān guān wū lì

greedy, corrupt officials

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption

Characters

Character Meaning
貪 tān
greedy; to covet; to have a voracious desire for
官 guān HSK 5
official; government official; governmental
污 wū HSK 4
dirty; filthy; foul
吏 lì
minor government official or functionary (old)