Meaning of 酷吏
酷吏 means cruel and oppressive official (historical term for officials who abused punishments and harmed the common people). Pronounced kù lì.
- cruel and oppressive official (historical term for officials who abused punishments and harmed the common people)
Definitions & Examples
Shǐ史
shū书
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
，
Qín秦
cháo朝
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
zhù著
míng名
de的
kù酷
lì吏
。
Historical records note that the Qin Dynasty had many notorious cruel officials.
Kù酷
lì吏
de的
cán残
bào暴
tǒng统
zhì治
zuì最
zhōng终
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
mín民
yuàn怨
fèi沸
téng腾
。
The brutal rule of the oppressive magistrates eventually caused public grievances to boil over.
Zhè这
wèi位
huáng皇
dì帝
rèn任
yòng用
kù酷
lì吏
，
shǐ使
de得
cháo朝
tíng廷
shàng上
xià下
rén人
xīn心
huáng惶
huáng惶
。
This emperor appointed cruel officials, causing panic throughout the imperial court.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
nà那
xiē些
zhù著
míng名
de的
kù酷
lì吏
wǎng往
wǎng往
dōu都
méi没
yǒu有
hǎo好
xià下
chǎng场
。
Historically, those famous cruel officials often came to bad ends.