買官沽爵
mǎi​guān​gū​jué

to purchase a title

  • created sense approved 买官沽爵/買官沽爵 · mǎi​guān​gū​jué · to purchase a title — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    买官沽爵 / 買官沽爵

    mǎi​guān​gū​jué

    to purchase a title

    to buy or sell official positions and titles of nobility; to obtain a government post or promotion through bribery

    买官 (literal) → 买官/買官 · mǎi​guān · to buy an official title 沽 (literal) → 沽 · gū · to buy 爵 (literal) → 爵 · jué · nobility

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    created sense