貪官汚吏

See also: 貪官污吏 and 贪官污吏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
貪	官	汚	吏
たん Grade: S	かん Grade: 4	お Grade: S	り Grade: S
kan'on	on'yomi	kan'on	on'yomi

Etymology

Yojijukugo (四字熟語), probably ultimately from written Chinese 貪官污吏 / 贪官污吏 (tānguān-wūlì). Analyzable as a compound of 貪官 (tankan, “greedy official”) +‎ 汚吏 (ori, “corrupt official”).

May be read as donkan ori instead, using the kan'yōyomi of don for the first character. However, the straight kan'on reading of tankan ori is the most common.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tã̠ŋka̠ɰ̃ o̞ɾʲi]

Noun

貪(たん)官(かん)汚(お)吏(り) or 貪官汚吏(どんかんおり) • (tankan ori or donkan ori) ^{←たんくわんをり (tankwan wori)^?}

corrupt official

Korean

Hanja in this term
貪	官	汚	吏

Noun

貪官汚吏 • (tamgwanori) (hangeul 탐관오리)

hanja form^? of 탐관오리 (“corrupt official”)