买官卖官
mǎi​guān​mài​guān

buying and selling of official positions

  • created sense approved 买官卖官/買官賣官 · mǎi​guān​mài​guān · buying and selling of official positions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    买官卖官 / 買官賣官

    mǎi​guān​mài​guān

    buying and selling of official positions

    the practice of buying or selling government offices or official appointments; corruption in official appointments to official posts

    买官 (literal) → 买官/買官 · mǎi​guān · to buy an official title 卖官 (literal) → 卖官/賣官 · mài​guān · to sell official posts

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