新官上任三把火
Traditional form:
新官上任三把火
Pinyin (reading):
xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ
Definitions:
- (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
Characters:
- 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern
- 官 - official, public servant
- 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
- 任 - to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office
- 三 - three
- 把 - to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle
- 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
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