卖官鬻爵
Traditional form:
賣官鬻爵
Pinyin (reading):
màiguānyùjué
Definitions:
- (idiom) to grant government positions or official titles in exchange for bribes
Characters:
- 卖 - to sell; to betray; to show off
- 官 - official, public servant
- 鬻 - to vend, sell
- 爵 - noble; a feudal rank or title
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