fellow official; colleague in same office
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
fellow official; colleague serving in the same government office (in former times)
archaicClassical term referring to the relationship between officials serving together in the same yamen or government bureau.
Tā他
men们
zài在
yá衙
men门
lǐ里
shì是
liáo僚
yǒu友
，
sī私
jiāo交
shèn甚
dǔ笃
。
They were colleagues in the yamen and maintained a close personal friendship.
Liáo僚
yǒu友
zhī之
jiān间
yīng应
dāng当
hù互
xiāng相
fú扶
chí持
，
gòng共
tóng同
jìn尽
zhōng忠
zhí职
shǒu守
。
Fellow officials ought to support one another and together remain loyal to their duties.
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Gǔ古
dài代
guān官
liáo僚
tǐ体
xì系
zhōng中
，
liáo僚
yǒu友
guān关
xì系
shì是
jí极
wéi为
zhòng重
yào要
de的
rén人
mài脉
wǎng网
luò络
。
In the ancient bureaucratic system, colleague relationships constituted an extremely important network of connections.