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不怕官，只怕管

Mandarin · pinyin bù pà guān , zhǐ pà guǎn

lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb)
fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority

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bat1 paa3 gun1 ，zi2 paa3 gun2

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