省事不如省官省事不如省官省事不如省官

cutting down on affairs is not as good as cutting down on officials

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Fewer officials means fewer troublesome bureaucratic matters. Critical of bureaucracy.

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Simplified: 省事不如省官
Pinyin: shěngshì bùrú shěng guān
Bopomofo: ㄕㄥˇ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄢ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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