guān
guān
xiāng

idiom
proverb

Meaning of 官官相卫

官官相卫 means officials shield one another; bureaucratic cronyism. Pronounced guān guān xiāng hù.

  • officials shield one another; bureaucratic cronyism

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
ge
àn
zi
qiān
chě
dào
hěn
duō
guān
yuán
 
suǒ
hěn
néng
guān
guān
xiāng
 
chá
qīng
zhēn
xiàng
 

This case involves many officials, so it's likely they will shield each other, making it impossible to uncover the truth.

Fēng
jiàn
shè
huì
de
guān
chǎng
 
guān
guān
xiāng
de
xiàn
xiàng
fēi
cháng
biàn
 

In the bureaucratic circles of feudal society, the phenomenon of officials shielding each other was very common.

Lǎo
bǎi
xìng
zuì
tòng
hèn
de
jiù
shì
guān
guān
xiāng
 
ràng
bǎi
xìng
yǒu
yuān
chù
shēn
 

What common people hate most is officials protecting each other, leaving them with no place to appeal their grievances.

Zhè
zhǒng
guān
guān
xiāng
de
lòu
 
yán
zhòng
yǐng
xiǎng
le
de
gōng
zhèng
 

This bad practice of officials shielding each other has seriously undermined judicial fairness.