只许州官放火 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 只许州官放火

只许州官放火 (只許州官放火)

Definition Only state officials set fire

Usage

Characters 只 zhǐ/zhī 许 (許) xǔ 州 zhōu 官 guān 放 fàng 火 huǒ

COMMON WORDS WITH 只许州官放火
	只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 ( 只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 ) zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng only the official is allowed to light the fire / Gods may do what cattle may not / quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi ( 只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 )

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