清官難斷家務事

See also: 清官难断家务事

Chinese

		honest and upright official	disaster; distress; to scold disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good	to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly	household duties; chores; housework	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
trad. (清官難斷家務事)		清官	難	斷	家務	事
simp. (清官难断家务事)		清官	难	断	家务	事

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngguān nán duàn jiāwù shì

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨˋ ㄕˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngguān nán duàn jiāwù shì
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingguan nán duàn jiawù shìh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-kuan¹ nan² tuan⁴ chia¹-wu⁴ shih⁴
    • Yale: chīng-gwān nán dwàn jyā-wù shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingguan nan duann jiawuh shyh
    • Palladius: цингуань нань дуань цзяу ши (cinguanʹ nanʹ duanʹ czjau ši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ nän³⁵ tu̯än⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Proverb

1. even upright officials find it hard to settle family quarrels