加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
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1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加官进爵
jiā guān jìn jué
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1 promotion to the nobility (idiom)
加官进禄
jiā guān jìn lù
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1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
升官发财
shēng guān fā cái
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1 to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)
参差不齐
cēn cī bù qí
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1 (idiom) variable
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2 uneven
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3 irregular
参差错落
cēn cī cuò luò
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1 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
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2 in a tangled mess
天差地別
tiān chā dì bié
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1 poles apart (idiom)
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2 as different as can be
天差地远
tiān chā dì yuǎn
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1 poles apart (idiom)
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2 entirely different
失之毫厘,差之千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ
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1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘,差以千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ
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1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
奸官污吏
jiān guān wū lì
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1 traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom); abuse and corruption
官报私仇
guān bào sī chóu
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1 to take advantage of official post for personal revenge (idiom)
官官相护
guān guān xiāng hù
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1 officials shield one another (idiom); a cover-up
官私合营
guān sī hé yíng
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1 public and private interests working together (idiom)
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
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1 a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng
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1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
差之毫厘,失之千里
chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ
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1 the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
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2 a miss is as good as a mile
差之毫厘,谬以千里
chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
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1 the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
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2 a miss is as good as a mile
差强人意
chā qiáng rén yì
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1 (idiom) just passable
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2 barely satisfactory
新官上任三把火
xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ
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1 (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)