州官放火

Chinese

		province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county	official; government; organ of body	to set on fire, specifically to commit arson
simp. and trad. (州官放火)		州	官	放火

Etymology

Literally: the prefectural official sets fires (but the common citizens are not allowed to light their lamps)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōuguān-fànghuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄡㄍㄨㄢㄈㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zau¹ gun¹ fong³ fo²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhōuguān-fànghuǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄡㄍㄨㄢㄈㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jouguanfanqhuuo
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯a̠n⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zau¹ gun¹ fong³ fo²
  - Yale: jāu gūn fong fó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzau¹ gun¹ fong³ fo²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeo¹ gun¹ fong³ fo²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ³³ fɔː³⁵/

Idiom

州官放火

a tyrant boss or leader can do whatever he likes, but the common people are not allowed the slightest bit of freedom

Synonyms

只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈／只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 (zhǐ xǔ zhōuguān fànghuǒ, bùxǔ bǎixìng diǎndēng)

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