tiě​dǎ​de​yá​men​liú​shuǐ​de​guān

officials come and go

  1. strong as iron
    made of iron; used metaphorically to describe something or someone that is unshakable, solid, or strong as iron
  2. de particle
    [possessive/attributive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes; also used to indicate a possessive relationship.
  3. government office
    (historical) a government office in dynastic China; a yamen
  4. liú
    non-Chinese
  5. continuous
    in a continuous or steady stream like flowing water; used to describe processes such as an assembly line or a non-stop banquet
  6. de particle
    [possessive/attributive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes; also used to indicate a possessive relationship.
  7. official
    government official; officeholder; bureaucrat; (bound form) belonging to the government; official; public; state-owned