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十羊九牧
shí​yáng​jiǔ​mù

too many bosses

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
十羊九牧 shí​yáng​jiǔ​mù
too many bosses
Literally ten sheep and nine shepherds; used to describe a situation where there are too many officials or conflicting orders for too few people to follow; excessively bureaucratic.

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