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不怕官,只怕管
bù​pà​guān, zhǐ​pà​guǎn

direct authority

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不怕官,只怕管 bù​pà​guān, zhǐ​pà​guǎn
direct authority
It is not the high-ranking official who is feared, but the person who has direct control or immediate jurisdiction over one; to be obliged to comply with those in direct authority.

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