铁打的衙门，流水的官 鐵打的衙門，流水的官
tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān
Meaning
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom); fig. government officials come and go
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铁tiěiron; strong, solid, firm钅失打dǎto attack, to beat, to hit, to strike扌丁的deaim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix白勺衙yápublic office; official residence行吾门méngate, door, entrance, opening丶丨流liúto flow, to drift, to circulate; class氵㐬水shuǐwater, liquid, lotion, juice亅官guānofficial, public servant宀㠯