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卖官鬻爵
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卖官鬻爵 — “Sell official posts and titles”

卖官鬻爵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in corrupt practices by selling official positions and titles; to trade public office for private financial gain”. Literally, “sell official posts and titles”.

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卖官鬻爵 Pronunciation and Pinyin

卖官鬻爵 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
卖
mài8sell, betray, exert, show off
官
guān8official, organ
鬻
yù22to sell or nurture
爵
jué17nobility title or wine vessel

Example Sentence with 卖官鬻爵

在旧时的某些家族中,长辈为了敛财,不惜卖官鬻爵,让家族蒙羞。
In some old families, elders would even sell official posts and titles for personal gain, bringing disgrace upon the family.

Idioms Related to 卖官鬻爵

Synonyms of 卖官鬻爵

  • mài卖guān官mài卖jué爵sell official posts and noble titles

More idioms starting with 卖

  • mài卖zhǔ主qiú求róng荣betray master for personal gain
  • mài卖guāi乖nòng弄qiào俏show off cleverness and feign charm
  • mài卖qiào俏yǐ倚mén门flaunt charm to solicit customers
  • mài卖qiào俏yíng营jiān奸use charm to commit wickedness
  • mài卖qiào俏xíng行jiān奸flaunt charms and commit adultery
  • mài卖qiào俏yíng迎jiān奸flirt to entice illicit acts
  • mài卖ér儿tiē贴fù妇sell children and wife due to poverty
  • mài卖ér儿yù鬻nǚ女sell children due to extreme poverty
  • mài卖gōng公yíng营sī私betray public trust for private gain
  • mài卖dāo刀mǎi买niú牛abandon conflict for peaceful work
  • mài卖dāo刀mǎi买dú犊give up fighting for farming
  • mài卖jiàn剑mǎi买niú牛abandon fighting for peaceful farming

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Questions about 卖官鬻爵

What does 卖官鬻爵 mean?

卖官鬻爵 (mài guān yù jué) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in corrupt practices by selling official positions and titles; to trade public office for private financial gain”.

How do you pronounce 卖官鬻爵?

卖官鬻爵 is pronounced mài guān yù jué in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 卖官鬻爵 literally mean?

Literally, 卖官鬻爵 means “sell official posts and titles”. It is used to mean “to engage in corrupt practices by selling official positions and titles; to trade public office for private financial gain”.

What is the Chinese definition of 卖官鬻爵?

鬻:卖。形容政治腐败,统治阶级靠出卖官职来搜刮财富。

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