24 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一刀切 | yī dāo qiē | lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom) |
| 公款 | gōng kuǎn | public money |
| 大同小异 | dà tóng xiǎo yì | virtually the same |
| 如履薄冰 | rú lǚ bó bīng | lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom) |
| 官场 | guān chǎng | officialdom |
| 层层加码 | céng céng jiā mǎ | to increase bit by bit |
| 推三阻四 | tuī sān zǔ sì | to use all sorts of excuses |
| 文山会海 | wén shān huì hǎi | a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom) |
| 明目张胆 | míng mù zhāng dǎn | openly and without fear |
| 本末倒置 | běn mò dào zhì | lit. to invert root and branch (idiom) |
| 根深蒂固 | gēn shēn dì gù | deep-rooted (problem etc) |
| 滋生 | zī shēng | to breed |
| 瑟瑟发抖 | sè sè fā dǒu | to shiver |
| 纸包不住火 | zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ | lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out |
| 荆棘 | jīng jí | thistles and thorns |
| 踉跄 | liàng qiàng | to stagger |
| 铺张浪费 | pū zhāng làng fèi | extravagance and waste (idiom) |
| 雪上加霜 | xuě shàng jiā shuāng | to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another |
| 无死角 | wú sǐ jiǎo | no dead angle |
| 撑不住 | chēng bù zhù | to be unable to endure any more |
| 组局 | zǔ jú | organize gatherings |
| 酒风 | jiǔ fēng | drinking culture |
| 推杯换盏 | tuī bēi huàn zhǎn | a lively drinking party |
| 县城公务员经济 | xiàn chéng gōng wù yuán jīng jì | county-level economic growth driven by local civil servants |