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鐵打的衙門,流水的官 [铁---门-----]
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tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
fig. government officials come and go