entries → 官吏
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 7 (est.) · 詞
官吏 word · TOCFL 7 (est.)
官吏 ＝ 官 ＋ 吏
ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧˋ · guānlì
noun — officials, officialdom (government office-holders as a group)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

官official, government (官員)guān
吏petty official, clerk (吏部)lì
官吏，官員的官，吏部的吏。
關 · Related
官員guānyuánthe higher officials — the same 官吏部Lìbùthe old ministry of personnel, named with this 吏