| 官 |
guān liáo xí qì | (derog.) bureaucracy / red tape |
| 官 |
Guān | surname Guan |
| 官 |
guān | government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:个 |
| 官 |
guān liáo | bureaucrat / bureaucracy / bureaucratic |
| 僚 |
Liáo | surname Liao |
| 僚 |
liáo | bureaucrat / colleague |
| 习 |
Xí | surname Xi |
| 习 |
xí | (bound form) to practice / to study / habit / custom |
| 习 |
xí qì | custom; practice (usu. a regrettable one) |
| 气 |
qì | gas; air / smell / weather / to make angry; to annoy; to get angry / vital energy; qi |