being put in the grease , it does not get glossy -- incorruptible official(zhī gāo bù rùn)

being put in the grease , it does not get glossy -- incorruptible official

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is "zh ī g ā ob ù R ù n", which means people are honest and not greedy for property. It comes from Kong Fen.

The origin of Idioms

"In Zhizhi ointment, you can't moisten yourself," said Liu Zhen of Han Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

It's not easy to get rid of

Antonym: corruption and bribery

Idiom usage

He is honest and clean

Examples

The doctrine of peace, sparing food and clothes, not greasy. Qian Qianyi in Qing Dynasty: Zhai Xuecheng, county magistrate of Anyue County, Tongchuan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, awarded wenlinlang system

Chinese PinYin : zhī gāo bù rùn