Meaning of 父母官
父母官 means local magistrate; county magistrate (in imperial times). Pronounced fù mǔ guān.
- local magistrate; county magistrate (in imperial times)
Definitions & Examples
Lǎo老
bǎi百
xìng姓
dōu都
chēng称
zhè这
wèi位
xiàn县
lìng令
wéi为
qīng青
tiān天
fù父
mǔ母
guān官
。
The common people all called this county magistrate an upright parent-official.
Tā他
lì立
zhì志
yào要
zuò做
yī一
gè个
wéi为
mín民
zào造
fú福
de的
fù父
mǔ母
guān官
。
He was determined to become a parent-official who brings benefit to the people.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
fù父
mǔ母
guān官
zhǎng掌
wò握
zhe着
yī一
xiàn县
de的
shēng生
shā杀
dà大
quán权
。
In ancient times, the parent-official held the power of life and death over an entire county.