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鐵打的衙門，流水的官

tiědǎdeyámen,liúshuǐdeguān

ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄧㄚˊ ˙ㄇㄣ , ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄍㄨㄢ

Simplified 铁打的衙门，流水的官

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  1. 1lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
  2. 2fig. government officials come and go

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