公卿 gōng qīng high-ranking officials in the court of a Chinese emperor 太子党 太子黨 tài zǐ dǎng princelings, descendants of senior communist officials (PRC) 宰 zǎi v. to slaughter / to butcher / to kill (animals etc) / (coll.) to fleece / to rip off / to overcharge / (bound form) to govern / to rule / (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) syn 天线 天線 tiān xiàn n. antenna / mast / connection with high-ranking officials 护卫 護衛 hù wèi to guard / to protect / bodyguard (for officials in ancient times) syn 一品 yī pǐn superb / first-rate / (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank syn 上访 上訪 shàng fǎng to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition for sth 权贵 權貴 quán guì influential officials / bigwigs syn 内参 內參 nèi cān restricted document, available only to certain individuals such as high-ranking Party officials (abbr. for 內部參考|内部参考) / (literary) palace eunuch syn 士大夫 shì dà fū scholar officials syn 干群 幹群 gàn qún cadres and masses / party officials and ordinary people 幕僚 mù liáo aides and advisors of top officials syn 官官相护 官官相護 guān guān xiāng hù officials shield one another (idiom) / a cover-up syn 官倒 guān dǎo speculation by officials / profiteering by government employees / bureaucratic turpitude 笏 hù (old) ceremonial tablet (held by officials at an audience) 嫱 嬙 qiáng female court officials 鹇 鷴 xián silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus) / silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade 贪官污吏 貪官污吏 tān guān wū lì grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom) / abuse and corruption syn 鷴 xián silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade 宦海风波 宦海風波 huàn hǎi fēng bō lit. raging sea of bureaucracy / officials causing a big fuss 赃官污吏 贓官污吏 zāng guān wū lì grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom) / abuse and corruption 一清如水 yī qīng rú shuǐ lit. as clear as water (idiom) / fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible 一琴一鹤 一琴一鶴 yī qín yī hè carrying very little luggage (idiom) / honest and incorruptible (government officials) 东盟环境高官 東盟環境高官 dōng méng huán jìng gāo guān ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment / Senior Officials on the Environment 东盟林业高官 東盟林業高官 dōng méng lín yè gāo guān ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry / Senior Officials on Forestry 铁打的衙门，流水的官 鐵打的衙門，流水的官 tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom) / fig. government officials come and go 大法小廉 dà fǎ xiǎo lián (idiom) In the old political order, senior officials were expected to be loyal and minor officials to perform their duties conscientiously. 小廉大法 xiǎo lián dà fǎ (idiom) In former times, referred to senior officials showing loyalty and junior officials performing their duties conscientiously. 内重外轻 內重外輕 nèi zhòng wài qīng (idiom) Describes a situation in which officials in the capital hold more power than officials in the provinces. 冠盖如市 冠蓋如市 guān gài rú shì (idiom) It describes a meeting or place attended by a great many officials. The expression emphasizes the large gathering of government officials. 官官相为 guān guān xiāng wéi (idiom) Officials cover for one another. The expression criticizes mutual protection and collusion among public officials. 朋党之争 朋黨之爭 péng dǎng zhī zhēng (idiom) Struggles between factions of scholar-officials or officials who band together to pursue power and personal advantage while excluding their opponents. 滥吏赃官 làn lì zāng guān (idiom) Greedy and corrupt officials. It refers to government officials who embezzle public funds and abuse their authority. 滥官酷吏 濫官酷吏 làn guān kù lì (idiom) Corrupt officials and administrators who rule cruelly. The expression is derogatory and mainly targets corrupt officials. 轩盖如云 xuān gài rú yún (idiom) In former times, it described a large number of officials / it can also evoke an impressive gathering of officials and local gentry. 公安官员 公安官員 gōng ān guān yuán public safety officials 冗官 rǒng guān redundant officials 劝课 勸課 quàn kè to encourage and supervise (esp. state officials promoting agriculture) 反诗 反詩 fǎn shī verse criticizing officials / satirical verse 官俸 guān fèng salaries of government officials 宦门 宦門 huàn mén family of officials / family with connections to the bureaucracy (i.e. the middle classes in imperial China) 宦骑 宦騎 huàn qí horse guard / imperial cavalry guard (of officials or eunuchs) 廉俸 lián fèng extra allowances paid to government officials in the Qing dynasty 故家 gù jiā old and respected family / family whose members have been officials from generation to generation 文武百官 wén wǔ bǎi guān civil and military officials 朝房 cháo fáng reception room for officials (in former times) 枚卜 méi bǔ to choose officials by divination (archaic) / to practice divination without a definite question 蠹吏 dù lì corrupt officials 谪居 謫居 zhé jū (of officials in imperial China) to live in banishment 闲冗 閑冗 xián rǒng officials with light duties / supernumeraries 东盟－中国高级官员协商 ASEAN-China Senior Officials Consultation / ASEAN-China SOM 伊比利亚－美洲公务员论坛 Forum of Civil Service Officials in Ibero-America 公职人员国际行为守则 International Code of Conduct for Public Officials 国家官员的外国刑事管辖豁免 Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction 公职人员腐败 gōng zhí rén yuán fǔ bài corruption of public officials 执法人员行为守则 Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials 政府环境法高级官员特别会议 Ad Hoc Meeting of Senior Government Officials Expert in Environmental Law 政府官员外交训练方案 政府官員外交訓練方案 zhèng fǔ guān yuán wài jiāo xùn liàn fāng àn Diplomatic Training Programme for Government Officials 纳米比亚官员外交训练班 納米比亞官員外交訓練班 Diplomacy Training Course for Officials from Namibia 执法人员使用武力和火器的基本原则 執法人員使用武力和火器的基本原則 Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials 伊比利亚 - 美洲国家部长和文化官员会议 伊比利亞 - 美洲國家部長和文化官員會議 Meeting of Ministers and Culture Officials of the Ibero-American countries 负责体育运动的部长和高级官员国际会议 負責體育運動的部長和高級官員國際會議 International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials responsible for Physical Education and Sport 东盟环境问题高级官员会议 東盟環境問題高級官員會議 Meeting of the ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment 高级官员会议 高級官員會議 Senior Officials Meeting 拉丁美洲主管外贸官员会议 拉丁美洲主管外貿官員會議 Meeting of Officials Responsible for External Trade in Latin America 拉丁美洲和加勒比贸易政策官员会议 拉丁美洲和加勒比貿易政策官員會議 Meeting of Trade Policy Officials of Latin America and the Caribbean 高级官员特别会议 高級官員特別會議 Special Ad Hoc Meeting of Senior Officials 高级官员委员会 高級官員委員會 Committee of Senior Officials 叁反基金委员会高级官员会议 三反基金委員會高級官員會議 Meeting of Senior Officials of the AFRICA-Fund Committee 委员会附属政府间结构高级官员会议 委員會附屬政府間結構高級官員會議 Meeting of Senior Officials on the Intergovernmental Structure Subsidiary to the Commission 关于区域安全的东盟高级官员特别会议 關於區域安全的東盟高級官員特別會議 Special Meeting of the ASEAN Senior Officials on Regional Security 南太平洋国家政府官员难民法讨论会 南太平洋國家政府官員難民法討論會 Refugee Law Seminar for Government Officials of Southern Pacific Countries 东加勒比国家组织官员海洋划界讲习班 東加勒比國家組織官員海洋劃界講習班 Maritime Delimitation Workshop for Officials of the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States 全国住房和再发展官员协会 全國住房和再發展官員協會 National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials 高级官员名录 高級官員名錄 gāo jí guān yuán míng lù Directory of Senior Officials 非洲基金委员会高级官员会议 非洲基金委員會高級官員會議 Senior Officials Meeting of the Africa Fund Committee 世界建筑官员组织 世界建築官員組織 World Organization of Building Officials 有效执行执法人员行为守则的指导方针 有效執行執法人員行為守則的指導方針 Guidelines for the Effective Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials 执法人员行为守则执行情况调查 執法人員行為守則執行情況調查 Inquiry on the Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials 论坛官员委员会 論壇官員委員會 Forum Officials Committee 高级官员委员会维也纳小组 高級官員委員會維也納小組 Committee of Senior Officials Vienna Group / CSO Vienna Group 亚洲及太平洋药物滥用问题高级官员会议 亞洲及太平洋藥物濫用問題高級官員會議 Meeting of Senior Officials on Drug Abuse Issues in Asia and the Pacific 联合国官员和特派专家刑事责任公约草桉 聯合國官員和特派專家刑事責任公約草案 Draft convention on the criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission 东盟—欧洲高级官员会议 東盟—歐洲高級官員會議 ASEAN-European Senior Officials Meeting 保护外国官员和美国官方客人法 保護外國官員和美國官方客人法 Act for the Protection of Foreign Officials and Official Guests of the United States 主管国家紧急救灾事务官员会议 主管國家緊急救災事務官員會議 Meeting of Officials in Charge of National Emergency Relief Services 东盟跨国犯罪问题高官会议 東盟跨國犯罪問題高官會議 ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime 官二代 guān èr dài children of officials / word created by analogy with 富二代[fu4 er4 dai4] 八大元老 bā dà yuán lǎo "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, namely 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2], 陳雲|陈云[Chen2 Yun2], 李先念[Li3 Xian1 nian4], 彭真[Peng2 Zhen1], 楊尚昆|杨尚昆[Yang2 Shang4 kun1], 薄一波[Bo2 Yi1 bo1], 王震[Wang2 Zhen4], and 宋任窮|宋任穷[Song4 Ren4 qiong2] / abbr. to 八老[Ba1 lao3] 八老 bā lǎo "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, abbr. for 八大元老[Ba1 Da4 Yuan2 lao3] 邓通 鄧通 dèng tōng Deng Tong (2nd c. BC), one of the wealthiest Former Han Dynasty 前漢|前汉[Qian2 Han4] officials 秦城监狱 秦城監獄 qín chéng jiān yù Qincheng Prison, maximum-security prison located about 30 km north of central Beijing, whose inmates include former high-level officials convicted of corruption 麒麟殿 qí lín diàn Qilin Pavilion, located in the Weiyang Palace, a hall decorated with portraits of famous officials / see 麒麟閣|麒麟阁[Qi2 lin2 Ge2] 麒麟阁 麒麟閣 qí lín gé Qilin Pavilion, located in the Weiyang Palace, a hall decorated with portraits of famous officials 一朝天子一朝臣 yī cháo tiān zǐ yī cháo chén new emperor, new officials (idiom) / a new chief brings in new aides 公燕 gōng yàn banquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officials 官箴 guān zhēn rules of propriety for government officials 都察院 dū chá yuàn (Ming and Qing dynasties) Censorate, a body overseeing officials and investigating corruption 休沐 xiū mù (literary) a regular day off granted to officials in ancient times, for "rest and bathing" 