Lingaku- low ranking official
- petty bureaucrat
Generated definitions (experimental)
- low ranking official
- petty bureaucrat
This term refers to a minor or low-ranking official within a bureaucratic system, typically characterized by limited power and influence.
He is a low-ranking official who often only handles trivial matters.
zài在zhè ge这个zhèng fǔ政府bù mén部门，hěn很duō多zhī ma guān芝麻官de的gōng zuò liàng工作量hěn很dà大，dàn但què却méi yǒu没有xiāng yìng相应de的rèn kě认可。
In this government department, many low-ranking officials have a large workload but receive no corresponding recognition.
This usage emphasizes the minor and often inefficacious role of an official who may be more focused on routine administrative tasks rather than impactful decision-making.
tā她duì yú对于zhè ge这个xiàng mù项目de的jìn zhǎn进展méi yǒu没有shí zhì xìng实质性de的yǐng xiǎng影响，zhǐ shì只是yī一gě个zhī ma guān芝麻官。
She has no substantial influence on the progress of this project; she is just a petty bureaucrat.
In some cases, the attitude of petty bureaucrats can affect the public's feelings.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zhī ma guān芝麻官low ranking officialwēi bù zú dào微不足道de的zhī ma guān芝麻官insignificant low-ranking officialzhī ma guān芝麻官wén huà文化culture of petty bureaucracyzhī ma guān芝麻官xiàn xiàng现象phenomenon of low-ranking officialszhī ma guān芝麻官xīn tài心态mentality of a petty bureaucratchéng wéi成为zhī ma guān芝麻官to become a low-ranking officialzhī ma guān芝麻官de的quán lì权力the power of a petty bureaucratzhī ma guān芝麻官zhí zé职责responsibilities of a low-ranking officialsì chù四处Dū都shì是zhī ma guān芝麻官everywhere are low-ranking officialszhī ma guān芝麻官de的yǐng xiǎng lì影响力the influence of a petty bureaucratzhī ma guān芝麻官zhí wèi职位position of a low-ranking officialduì对zhī ma guān芝麻官de的fěng cì讽刺satire of low-ranking officials