黠吏
Chinese
| phonetic; crafty | minor official | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (黠吏) |
黠 | 吏 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiálì
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siálì
- Wade–Giles: hsia2-li4
- Yale: syá-lì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyalih
- Palladius: сяли (sjali)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ä³⁵ li⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
黠吏
- a crafty, evil official
- 矧更代之隙，黠吏因緣恣為奸欺，以賣州縣者乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: late Tang Dynasty (c. 827~907), Sun Qiao (孫樵), 《書褒城驛壁》
- Shěn gēngdài zhī xì, xiálì yīnyuán zì wéi jiān qī, yǐ mài zhōuxiàn zhě hū? [Pinyin]
- Besides, what about those sly officials, who take advantage of the gap awaiting next ones to come to engage in deceit and duplicity, thus betraying the province and the prefecture?
矧更代之隙，黠吏因缘恣为奸欺，以卖州县者乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]