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芝麻官
zhīmaguān
1. low ranking official
2. petty bureaucrat

Character Breakdown

芝
zhī
sesame; a magical mushroom
6 丶
麻
má
hemp, flax, sesame; numb
HSK 4 11 丶
官
guān
official, public servant
HSK 5 8 丶

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