芝麻官

Chinese

		sesame	official; government; organ of body
trad. (芝麻官)		芝麻	官
simp. ^#(芝麻官)		芝麻	官
Literally: “sesame official”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhīmaguān

(Zhuyin): ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ maa⁴ gun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhīmaguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚㄍㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy.mhaguan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä² ku̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhīmaguānr
  - Zhuyin: ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚㄍㄨㄢㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy.mhagual
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä² kwɑɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ maa⁴ gun¹
  - Yale: jī màh gūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ maa⁴ gun¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ ma⁴ gun¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ mäː²¹ kuːn⁵⁵/

Noun

芝麻官

(figuratively, derogatory or humorous) low-ranking official; petty bureaucrat

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