脂膏不润
zhī​gāo​bù​rùn

incorruptible official

  • created sense approved 脂膏不润/脂膏不潤 · zhī​gāo​bù​rùn · incorruptible official — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    脂膏不润 / 脂膏不潤

    zhī​gāo​bù​rùn

    incorruptible official

    Describing an official who remains clean and honest even when in a position that offers many opportunities to get rich; literally "not even the grease sticks."

    脂膏 (literal) → 脂膏 · zhī​gāo · fat 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 润 (literal) → 润/潤 · rùn · to moisten

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    created sense