Idle and indifferent

Idle and indifferent

Cao lengju, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi á NC á ol ě NGJ ú, which means unimportant and idle official office. It comes from Xiao Ting Za Lu by Zhaolian of Qing Dynasty.

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing

The origin of Idioms

Volume I of Xiaoting zalu written by Zhaolian in Qing Dynasty: "therefore, the quoted scholars, who are eager to make contributions, are slow and stupid. They are all idle and never move their officials."

Idiom explanation

Unimportant and idle government offices.