"不怕官,只怕管" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰä⁵¹ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pɐt̚⁵ pʰaː³³ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ pʰaː³³ kuːn³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰä⁵¹ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /pɐt̚⁵ pʰaː³³ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ pʰaː³³ kuːn³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: bùpà guān [Mandarin, Pinyin], zhǐ pà guǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bat¹ paa³ gun¹, zi² paa³ gun² [Cantonese, Jyutping], bùpà guān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], zhǐ pà guǎn [Phonetic:búpà guān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], zhǐ pà guǎn] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bùpà guan [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], jhǐh pà guǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pu⁴-pʻa⁴ kuan¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chih³ pʻa⁴ kuan³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bù-pà gwān- [Mandarin, Yale], jř pà gwǎn [Mandarin, Yale], bupah guan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], jyy pah goan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], бупа гуань [Mandarin, Palladius], чжи па гуань [Mandarin, Palladius], bupa guanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], čži pa guanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], bāt pa gūn, jí pa gún [Cantonese, Yale], bat⁷ paa³ gun¹, dzi² paa³ gun² [Cantonese, Pinyin], bed¹ pa³ gun¹, ji² pa³ gun² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 不怕官,只怕管
  1. The person in direct control, however low in position, is the one to be reckoned with.
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "It is the clerk, not the official, that is to be feared.",
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        "The person in direct control, however low in position, is the one to be reckoned with."
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùpà guān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhǐ pà guǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat¹ paa³ gun¹, zi² paa³ gun²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùpà guān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhǐ pà guǎn [Phonetic:búpà guān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhǐ pà guǎn]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùpà guan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhǐh pà guǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-pʻa⁴ kuan¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih³ pʻa⁴ kuan³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-pà gwān-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jř pà gwǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bupah guan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyy pah goan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бупа гуань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжи па гуань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bupa guanʹ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čži pa guanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰä⁵¹ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāt pa gūn, jí pa gún"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ paa³ gun¹, dzi² paa³ gun²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ pa³ gun¹, ji² pa³ gun²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ pʰaː³³ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ pʰaː³³ kuːn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰä⁵¹ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ pʰaː³³ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ pʰaː³³ kuːn³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不怕官,只怕管"
}
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        "Cantonese lemmas",
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 只",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 官",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 怕",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 管",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin words containing 不 undergoing tone sandhi",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The person in direct control, however low in position, is the one to be reckoned with."
      ],
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          "person",
          "person"
        ],
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          "control",
          "control"
        ],
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          "position",
          "position"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùpà guān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhǐ pà guǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat¹ paa³ gun¹, zi² paa³ gun²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùpà guān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhǐ pà guǎn [Phonetic:búpà guān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhǐ pà guǎn]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùpà guan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhǐh pà guǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-pʻa⁴ kuan¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih³ pʻa⁴ kuan³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-pà gwān-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jř pà gwǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bupah guan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyy pah goan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бупа гуань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжи па гуань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bupa guanʹ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čži pa guanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰä⁵¹ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāt pa gūn, jí pa gún"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ paa³ gun¹, dzi² paa³ gun²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ pa³ gun¹, ji² pa³ gun²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ pʰaː³³ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ pʰaː³³ kuːn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰä⁵¹ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ pʰaː³³ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ pʰaː³³ kuːn³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不怕官,只怕管"
}

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