卖官贩爵 — “To trade official positions or noble titles for money or personal gain”
卖官贩爵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to trade official positions or noble titles for money or personal gain”. Indicating a corrupt system where appointments are bought and sold. Literally, “To sell official positions and traffic in noble ranks”.
卖官贩爵 Pronunciation and Pinyin
卖官贩爵 Character Breakdown
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What does 卖官贩爵 mean?
卖官贩爵 (mài guān fàn jué) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to trade official positions or noble titles for money or personal gain”.
How do you pronounce 卖官贩爵?
卖官贩爵 is pronounced mài guān fàn jué in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 卖官贩爵 literally mean?
Literally, 卖官贩爵 means “to sell official positions and traffic in noble ranks”. It is used to mean “to trade official positions or noble titles for money or personal gain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 卖官贩爵?
形容政治腐败，统治阶级靠出卖官职来搜刮财富。同“卖官鬻爵”。