买爵贩官 — “To buy and sell official posts or noble titles”
买爵贩官 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to buy and sell official posts or noble titles”. To engage in corrupt practices involving the procurement and sale of public offices. Literally, “Buy noble titles, sell official posts”.
买爵贩官 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- mǎi买shàng上gào告xià下Bribe superiors and influence subordinates
- mǎi买shàng上zhǔ嘱xià下bribe superiors and solicit subordinates
- mǎi买dōng东mǎi买xī西go shopping for various items
- mǎi买mài卖bù不chéng成rén仁yì义zài在Goodwill remains even if business fails
- mǎi买guān官yù鬻jué爵buy and sell official posts
- mǎi买dú椟huán还zhū珠value the superficial over the essential
- mǎi买niú牛mài卖jiàn剑turn over a new leaf
- mǎi买niú牛xī息gē戈Lay down arms, live peacefully
- mǎi买lí犁mài卖jiàn剑lay down arms and farm
- mǎi买dú犊mài卖dāo刀abandon violence for peaceful life
- mǎi买wáng王dé得yáng羊Aim for superior, get lesser imitation
- mǎi买tián田yáng阳xiàn羡resign and retire to seclusion
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What does 买爵贩官 mean?
买爵贩官 (mǎi jué fàn guān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to buy and sell official posts or noble titles”.
How do you pronounce 买爵贩官?
买爵贩官 is pronounced mǎi jué fàn guān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 买爵贩官 literally mean?
Literally, 买爵贩官 means “Buy noble titles, sell official posts”. It is used to mean “to buy and sell official posts or noble titles”.
What is the Chinese definition of 买爵贩官?
犹言买官鬻爵。指买卖官爵。