不怕官，只怕管

Chinese

		to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid; even if; even though	official; government; organ of body		I'm afraid that; perhaps; maybe	to take care (of); to control; to manage to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; tube; pipe
simp. and trad. (不怕官，只怕管)		不怕	官	，	只怕	管
Literally: “It is the clerk, not the official, that is to be feared.”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùpàguān, zhǐpàguǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢ, ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ paa³ gun¹, zi² paa³ gun²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùpàguān, zhǐpàguǎn [Phonetic: búpàguān, zhǐpàguǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢ, ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu4pahguan, jyypahgoan
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰa̠⁵¹ ku̯a̠n⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pʰa̠⁵¹ ku̯a̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ paa³ gun¹, zi² paa³ gun²
  - Yale: bāt pa gūn, jí pa gún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ paa³ gun¹, dzi² paa³ gun²
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ pa³ gun¹, ji² pa³ gun²
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ pʰɑː³³ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ pʰɑː³³ kuːn³⁵/

Noun

不怕官，只怕管

The person in direct control, however low in position, is the one to be reckoned with.

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