贪官污吏 tān guān wū lì

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

贪 tān
HSK 6
be greedy, covet; covetous
官 guān
HSK 5
official, public servant
污 wū
HSK 4
filthy, dirty, impure, polluted
吏 lì government official, magistrate