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zørkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'kvoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

be a government official, hold a government post

作官

• Zørkvoaf zhengliaam, ciaqpng kiawiaam. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx'kvoaf zhefng'liaam, ciah'png kiao'iaam. Zøx/Zøex'kvoaf zhefng'liaam, ciah'png kiao'iaam. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  said in praise of the honest public servant, To be an honest official one must be very frugal in his life style. (Lit. If an official is not ambitious to become rich, he must use salt rather than fine foods or delicacies to flavor his rice.
  做官清廉,吃飯拌鹽。

kvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvoaf (koafn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

official, an officer, the government, belonging to government

官

• zørkvoaf/zøeakvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx kvoaf zøx/zøex'kvoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be an official
  做官

• sengkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sefng'kvoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be promoted in office
  升官

• bwkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'kvoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  military (naval) officer
  武官

• bunkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'kvoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  civil officer
  文官

• hoatkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'kvoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  judicial official
  法官

• svanii kvoaf, nngxnii moar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'nii kvoaf, nng'nii moar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  term of office uncertain
  宦海浮沉

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