cóng​lì

subordinate official

Senses

从吏/ 從吏 cóng​lì (also zòng​lì) subordinate official

a minor official or a subordinate working under a higher-ranking official (also read zòng lì in historical contexts)

从吏/ 從吏 cóng​lì be an official

to serve as a government official

References

classifier 从吏/從吏 位/位