不怕官，只怕管

Chinese

		to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid; even if; even though	official; government; organ of body		only; merely; just only; merely; just; but	to be afraid; to fear	to take care (of); to control; to manage to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; tube; pipe
simp. and trad. (不怕官，只怕管)		不怕	官	，	只	怕	管
Literally: “It is the clerk, not the official, that is to be feared.”

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùpà guān, zhǐ pà guǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢ, ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ paa³ gun¹, zi² paa³ gun²

不怕官，只怕管

The person in direct control, however low in position, is the one to be reckoned with.

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