Official tiger and official Wolf(guān hǔ lì láng)

Official tiger and official Wolf

Official tiger, official wolf, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Gu ā NH ǔ L ì L á ng, which means official as tiger, official as wolf. It describes the corrupt officials. It comes from Pu Songling's strange tales from a lonely studio dream wolf in Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Pu Songling's strange tales from a lonely studio dream wolf in the Qing Dynasty: "those who steal and sigh about the official tiger in the world and the official wolf are better than others."

Idiom usage

To describe a corrupt official

Idioms and allusions

In the original text, Yishi said: "those who steal and sigh about the official tigers in the world and the official wolves are better than others. That is to say, officials are not tigers, but officials will be wolves! My wife can't take care of her own ears. If Su asks her to take care of herself, the teaching of ghosts and gods is very small! " Zou Ping, Li Jinshi, Kuang Jiu and his officials were quite honest. There are often people who are rich and organized, and the servants say, "if you ask for 200 yuan, you should do it quickly; otherwise, you will be defeated." Rich people fear, promise half. You can't wave your hand. The rich people mourn. "I try my best, but I'm afraid I won't listen. When you listen to me, you will see that I am white. If you agree or not, you will know that I have no other intention. " It's a matter of public opinion. Service know Li quit smoking, asked: "drink cigarettes?" Li shakes his head. Service that is down, said: "the appropriate number of words, the official head is not allowed to shake, you see the ye?" Rich people believe in it and are afraid of it. Yi Zhi Li was fond of tea and asked, "do you drink tea?" Li Yanzhi. When he was asked to cook tea, he went down and said, "harmony! Do you agree? " At the end of the trial, the rich people were exempted from the service, and then they were accepted and asked for money. Hoo Hoo! Officials think they are honest, but those who scold them for being greedy are honest. This is the one who does not know himself even though he is a wolf. There are more such things in the world, which can serve as a reference for those who live in government. "I lament in private that officials are as fierce as tigers and officials as wolves. This situation is everywhere," he said. Even if the official is not a tiger, the official is often a wolf. What's more, there are more ferocious than tigers! People's misfortune is that they can't look after themselves; but after resurrection, they can look after themselves. How profound and mysterious is the admonition of ghosts and gods! " Zou Ping had a Jinshi named Li kuangjiu, who was honest and wise. There was once a rich man who was accused and sent to the government for investigation. Before the opening of the court, the porter threatened him and said, "if the official wants you to ask for 200 liang of silver, you should go back and take measures as soon as possible; otherwise, the lawsuit will be lost." The rich man was afraid and promised half. The porter waved his hand to say no. the rich man begged him bitterly. The Porter said, "I didn't try my best to help. I'm afraid the officials won't allow me. When you wait for the hearing, you can see with your own eyes my intercession for you, see if the official allows it, and let you understand that I have no other meaning. " After a while, Li kuangjiu went to court to try the case. Knowing that Li kuangjiu had given up smoking, the doorman came up to him and asked in a low voice, "do you want to smoke?" Li kuangjiu shook his head. The porter immediately ran down to the rich man and said, "I just told him your number. He shook his head and didn't agree. Did you see that?" the rich man believed it. He was very afraid and promised to give 200 Liang as much as he could. Knowing that Li kuangjiu liked tea, the porter went up to him and asked in a low voice, "do you want tea?" Li kuangjiu nodded. Under the pretext of making tea, the porter quickly came down and said to the rich man, "I've agreed with you! Just now he nodded, didn't you see? "Then the trial was concluded, and the rich man was acquitted, so the porter accepted the money used as bribe and asked him for thanks. Oh! The official thinks he is honest, but many people call him greedy. This is the attack of wolves, but they don't know it. There are more such things in the world, which can provide a mirror for officials.

Chinese PinYin : guān hǔ lì láng