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十羊九牧
Pinyin:
shí yáng jiǔ mù
Usage:
复句式;作定语、补语;含贬义
Explanation:
十头羊倒用九个人放牧。比喻官多民少,赋税剥削很重。也比喻使令不一,无所适从。
Source:
《隋书·杨尚希传》:“所谓民少官多,
十羊九牧
。”
Thesaurus:
overstaffing
,
throw on the scrap-heap