县官不如现管縣官不如現管縣官不如現管

the county magistrate is not as good as the one in charge right now

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: The person who directly controls your affairs matters more than a higher but distant authority.

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Simplified: 县官不如现管
Traditional (Taiwan): 縣官不如現管
Pinyin: xiànguān bùrú xiàn guǎn
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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