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铁打的衙门，流水的官【tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān】

lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
fig. government officials come and go

铁打的衙门，流水的官【tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān】

lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
fig. government officials come and go

铁

HSK 2

含义iron; strong, solid, firm

拼音tiě

打

HSK 11

含义strike, hit, beat; fight; attack

拼音dǎ

的

HSK 11

含义possessive, adjectival suffix

拼音de

衙

含义public office; official residence

拼音yá

门

HSK 1

含义gate, door, entrance, opening

拼音mén

流

HSK 22

含义flow, circulate, drift; class

拼音liú

水

HSK 11

含义water, liquid, lotion, juice

拼音shuǐ

官

HSK 43

含义official, public servant

拼音guān