卖官鬻爵 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to grant government positions or official titles in exchange for bribes

Character by character

• 卖màito sell; to betray; to show off
• 官guānofficial, public servant
• 鬻yùto vend, sell
• 爵juénoble; a feudal rank or title

Idioms sharing a character

• 倚老卖老 yǐ lǎo mài lǎo
• 生炒热卖 shēng chǎo rè mài
• 砸锅卖铁 zá guō mài tiě
• 装疯卖傻 zhuāng fēng mài shǎ
• 讨好卖乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi
• 一官半职 yī guān bàn zhí
• 加官进位 jiā guān jìn wèi
• 加官进爵 jiā guān jìn jué
• 加官进禄 jiā guān jìn lù
• 升官发财 shēng guān fā cái

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