1. One harp and one crane?

Pinyin: yī qín yī hè

Interpretation: Originally refers to the things that Zhao Bian carried with him when he went to Sichuan to be an official in the Song Dynasty. There is only a harp and a crane. It is used to describe people with simple and sparse luggage, and it can also be compared to officials who are honest and honest.

Source: Volume 9 of "Mengxi Bi Tan" by Shen Kuo of the Song Dynasty: "Zhao Yuedao was a transshipment historian in Chengdu. When he traveled to the ministry, he only carried a harp and a crane, and when he sat, he watched the cranes, drums and harps.

2. As clear as water

Pinyin: yī qīng rú shuǐ

Definition: Described as an official who is honest, free from corruption and bribery, also described as very clean.

Youjia Yangchun Chengchun: Refers to spring. ?

Source: ?Ming Dynasty Zhou Ji's "Xihu 2 Episodes: Zu Tongzhi Appears to Rescue": "You are in the Yamen. As clear as water, the court knows that you are an honest official and will hire you as an official one day. ”

3. Yangxu hangs fish?

Pinyin: yáng xù xuán yú

Interpretation: Yangxu, an official in the Han Dynasty. Yangxu hangs raw fish Yu Ting. Described as an honest official who refuses to accept bribes?

Source: "Book of the Later Han·Yang Xu Zhuan". After hanging up the fish, the magistrate would take out the fish to educate him, thus preventing him from giving gifts. It was later used to describe officials as being honest and refusing to accept bribes.

4. Integrity as water?

Pinyin: yī lián rú shuǐ

Interpretation: An official is as clean as running water.

Source: "Jing" by Ke Danqiu of the Yuan Dynasty. "Chai Ji·Min Dai": "Since I took office, I have been as honest as water. The people are happy to be promoted today, and the young and old people are sending gifts from far away. ”

5. Drinking horses and investing money?

Pinyin: yìn mǎ tóu qián

Interpretation: It is a metaphor for being honest and not harming the public and enriching private interests. ?

Source: The sixth volume of Xu Jian's "Ji Xue Ji" of the Tang Dynasty quoted "San Fu Jue Lu": "There was Xiang Zhongxian in Anling Qing Dynasty, who drank Mawei water and invested three coins every time. ”

6. Wash your hands and serve?

Pinyin: ?xǐ shǒu fèng zhí

Interpretation: ?Wash your hands: to make your hands clean, a metaphor for incorruptibility; to serve: Holding a position. It is a metaphor for being loyal to one's duties and serving one's duty with integrity.

Source: Tang Dynasty Han Yu's "Shinto Monument of the Tomb of Hu Liang, the Official Shaofu in the Tang Dynasty": "In the fourth year of Jianzhong, Zhao Zan, the minister, served as the envoy. Recommend the Duke as the supervisory censor, and the master will give gifts to the army east of Weiqiao. He will wash his hands and serve, without giving a penny to the dummy. ”