不怕官，只怕管 [－－－－－－－]

Jyutping bat1 paa3 gun1 ， zi2 paa3 gun2
Pinyin bù pà guān ， zhǐ pà guǎn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    The person in direct control, however low in position, is the one to be reckoned with.

不怕官，只怕管 [－－－－－－－]

Jyutping bat1 paa3 gun1 , zi2 paa3 gun2
Pinyin bù pà guān , zhǐ pà guǎn

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