新官上任三把火 in English xin1 guan1 shang4 ren4 san1 ba3 huo3 Meaning

Meanings

  • (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

新 官 上 任 三 把 火

Traditional Characters

新 官 上 任 三 把 火

Pinyin

xin1 guan1 shang4 ren4 san1 ba3 huo3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

新xin1abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] 官guan1surname Guan 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 任ren4surname Ren 三san1surname San 把ba3to hold 火huo3surname Huo