芝麻官

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Chinese

official; government; organ of body
trad. (芝麻官) 芝麻
simp. #(芝麻官) 芝麻
Literally: “sesame official”.

Pronunciation


Noun

芝麻官

  1. (figurative, derogatory or humorous) low-ranking official; petty bureaucrat