黠吏
Chinese
| phonetic; crafty | minor official | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (黠吏) |
黠 | 吏 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
黠吏
- a crafty, evil official
- 矧更代之隙，黠吏因緣恣為奸欺，以賣州縣者乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: late Tang Dynasty (c. 827~907), Sun Qiao (孫樵), 《書褒城驛壁》
- Shěn gēngdài zhī xì, xiálì yīnyuán zì wéi jiān qī, yǐ mài zhōuxiàn zhě hū? [Pinyin]
- Besides, what about those sly officials, who take advantage of the gap awaiting next ones to come to engage in deceit and duplicity, thus betraying the province and the prefecture?
矧更代之隙，黠吏因缘恣为奸欺，以卖州县者乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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