officials one another
Officials protect each other, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Gu ā NGU ā nxi ā NGH ù, which means officials shield each other. It comes from the fourth fold of Yuanyang quilt by Wu Mingshi in Yuan Dynasty.
Idiom usage
Subject predicate; subject, clause; derogatory
The origin of Idioms
Yuan · anonymous "Yuanyang quilt" the fourth fold: "good, you two officials for me to die!"
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: the same party, working in collusion, officials defending each other, forming a clique for personal gain, colluding with friends, killing dissidents
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