- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
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不怕官，只怕管
不怕官，只怕管
lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb)
- ，。
I'm not afraid of officials, only of those who manage me directly.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority
- ，。
Don't fear officials, only fear those who manage.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 忄(heart; mood)RADICAL
- 白(white)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Fear makes the heart tremble and the face turn deathly pale.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 㠯(tool; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An official is a person who does work inside the building of the state.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 八(scatter; divide)ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth producing just one sound that disperses away represents the meaning "only one."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 官(official; manage)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A bamboo tube is managed by officials, so 管 means both tube and to manage.
不怕官，只怕管
Traditional不
lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb)
- ，。
I'm not afraid of officials, only of those who manage me directly.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority
- ，。
Don't fear officials, only fear those who manage.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 忄(heart; mood)RADICAL
- 白(white)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Fear makes the heart tremble and the face turn deathly pale.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 㠯(tool; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An official is a person who does work inside the building of the state.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 八(scatter; divide)ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth producing just one sound that disperses away represents the meaning "only one."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 官(official; manage)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A bamboo tube is managed by officials, so 管 means both tube and to manage.
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