guān​bēi​zhí​xiǎo

to be a petty official

  1. official
    government official; officeholder; bureaucrat; (bound form) belonging to the government; official; public; state-owned
  2. humble position
    a low-ranking position; a minor post
  3. xiǎo adjective
    small
    small; tiny; few; minor; in area, volume, quantity, or power, being less than average or less than the object of comparison; opposite of