清官難審家庭事

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Chinese

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honest and upright official
disaster; distress; to scold
disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
 
to examine; to investigate; carefully
to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)
 
family; household
matter; thing; item
matter; thing; item; work; affair
 
trad. (清官難審家庭事) 清官 家庭
simp. (清官难审家庭事) 清官 家庭

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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清官難審家庭事

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

Synonyms

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