芝麻官
zhī​ma​guān

petty official

  • created reference approved 芝麻官 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    芝麻官 zhī​ma​guān

    位 wèi

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 芝麻官 · zhī​ma​guān · petty official — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    芝麻官

    zhī​ma​guān

    petty official

    low-ranking official or petty bureaucrat; often used humorously or to express slight contempt

    芝麻 (literal) → 芝麻 · zhī​ma · sesame 官 (literal) → 官 · guān · official

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense