羊胃羊头
yáng​wèi​yáng​tóu

incompetent officials

  • created sense approved 羊胃羊头/羊胃羊頭 · yáng​wèi​yáng​tóu · incompetent officials — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    羊胃羊头 / 羊胃羊頭

    yáng​wèi​yáng​tóu

    incompetent officials

    (idiom) people of lowly social background who hold high government posts; used to satirize the filling of official positions with unqualified or corrupt individuals

    羊 (literal) → 羊 · yáng · sheep 胃 (literal) → 胃 · wèi · stomach 羊头 (literal) → 羊头/羊頭 · yáng​tóu · sheep's head

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