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Searched Maryknoll for Terng sy, found 8,
sy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sy; (sw) [[...]][i#] [p.]
take charge of, manage, to rule, governmental department (See "su" for many other meanings.)
司
tefngsy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: terng'sy; (siong'sy) [[...]][i#] [p.]
a senior (official)
上司
tefngsy koarn exsy, ti'thaau koarn purnky. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: terng'sy koarn e'sy, tii'thaau koarn puxn'ky. [[...]][i#] [p.]
upper will rule lower, the mattock rules the bamboo scoop, at every level the superior will lord it over the inferior
上司管下司,鋤頭管畚箕,大魚吃小魚,小魚吃蝦子,大壓小。