Chinese Word: 吏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

吏

Pinyin: lì

English Definition: minor government official or functionary (old)

Chinese Definition:
①旧时代的大小官员：吏治。官吏。
②旧指小公务员：吏员。胥吏(地方官府中办理文书的人)。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 口

Character Formation:

⿻ Overlaid
- 丈 [ zhàng ] gentleman, man, husband; unit of length equal to 3.3 meters
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening

Similar Characters: 怘

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官吏	guān lì	bureaucrat; official
贪官污吏	tān guān wū lì	grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
吏治	lì zhì	style of governing (of minor official); achievement in office
狱吏	yù lì	prison guard; jailer (old)
吏部	lì bù	Ministry of Appointments (in imperial China)

1		jiù shì 就是 shuì 税 lì 吏 bù 不 yě 也 shì 是 zhè yàng 这样 xíng 行 me 么。 Are not even the tax collectors doing that?
2		zhòng 众 shuì 税 lì 吏 hé 和 zuì rén 罪人， dōu 都 āi jìn 挨近 yē sū 耶稣 yào 要 tīng 听 tā 他 jiǎng dào 讲道。 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
3		wèi shén me 为什么， yīn wèi 因为 yóu tài rén 犹太人 bù 不 xǐ huan 喜欢 shuì 税 lì 吏， yīn wèi 因为 tā men 他们 bèi 被 bō xuē 剥削。 Why? Because the Jews didn't like the tax collectors because they were being ripped off by them.
4		ruò shì 若是 bù 不 tīng 听 tā men 他们， jiù 就 gào su 告诉 jiāo huì 教会。 ruò shì 若是 bù 不 tīng 听 jiāo huì 教会， jiù 就 kàn 看 tā 他 xiàng 像 wài 外 bāng 邦 rén hé 人和 shuì 税 lì 吏 yí yàng 一样。 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
5		rén 人 zǐ 子 lái 来， yě 也 chī 吃 yě 也 hē 喝。 nǐ men 你们 shuō 说 tā 他 shì 是 tān shí 贪食 hǎo 好 jiǔ 酒 de 的 rén 人， shì 是 shuì 税 lì 吏 hé 和 zuì rén 罪人 de 的 péng you 朋友。 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

1		jiù shì 就是 shuì 税 lì 吏 bù 不 yě 也 shì 是 zhè yàng 这样 xíng 行 me 么。 Are not even the tax collectors doing that?
2		zhòng 众 shuì 税 lì 吏 hé 和 zuì rén 罪人， dōu 都 āi jìn 挨近 yē sū 耶稣 yào 要 tīng 听 tā 他 jiǎng dào 讲道。 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
3		wèi shén me 为什么， yīn wèi 因为 yóu tài rén 犹太人 bù 不 xǐ huan 喜欢 shuì 税 lì 吏， yīn wèi 因为 tā men 他们 bèi 被 bō xuē 剥削。 Why? Because the Jews didn't like the tax collectors because they were being ripped off by them.
4		ruò shì 若是 bù 不 tīng 听 tā men 他们， jiù 就 gào su 告诉 jiāo huì 教会。 ruò shì 若是 bù 不 tīng 听 jiāo huì 教会， jiù 就 kàn 看 tā 他 xiàng 像 wài 外 bāng 邦 rén hé 人和 shuì 税 lì 吏 yí yàng 一样。 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
5		rén 人 zǐ 子 lái 来， yě 也 chī 吃 yě 也 hē 喝。 nǐ men 你们 shuō 说 tā 他 shì 是 tān shí 贪食 hǎo 好 jiǔ 酒 de 的 rén 人， shì 是 shuì 税 lì 吏 hé 和 zuì rén 罪人 de 的 péng you 朋友。 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!