卖爵鬻官 — “To sell official titles and posts for money”
卖爵鬻官 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sell official titles and posts for money”. To engage in the venal practice of selling offices and honors. Literally, “sell noble ranks and official posts”.
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卖爵鬻官 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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在那个混乱的年代，一些官员为了个人私利，不惜卖爵鬻官，使得社会风气日益败坏。
During that chaotic era, some officials, driven by personal gain, did not hesitate to sell noble ranks and official posts, leading to the gradual corruption of social customs.
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- 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
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What does 卖爵鬻官 mean?
卖爵鬻官 (mài jué yù guān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sell official titles and posts for money”.
How do you pronounce 卖爵鬻官?
卖爵鬻官 is pronounced mài jué yù guān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 卖爵鬻官 literally mean?
Literally, 卖爵鬻官 means “sell noble ranks and official posts”. It is used to mean “to sell official titles and posts for money”.
What is the Chinese definition of 卖爵鬻官?
买卖官爵来收取钱财。