不怕官，只怕管

bùpàguān,zhǐpàguǎn
  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

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 不怕 bùpà
  1. fearless
  2. not worried (by setbacks or difficulties)
  3. even if
  4. even though
2 官 guān
  1. government official
  2. governmental
  3. official
  4. public
  5. organ of the body

classifier: 個
3 只怕 zhǐpà
  1. I'm afraid that...
  2. perhaps
  3. maybe
  4. very likely
=4 管 guǎn variant of 管 guǎn
=4 管 guǎn
  1. to take care (of)
  2. to control
  3. to manage
  4. to be in charge of
  5. to look after
  6. to run
  7. to care about
  8. tube
  9. pipe
  10. woodwind
  11. classifier for tube-shaped objects
  12. particle similar to 把 bǎ in 管...叫 constructions
  13. writing brush
  14. (coll.) to
  15. towards