mài​guān​jié

to solicit a bribe

  • created sense approved 卖关节/賣關節 · mài​guān​jié · to solicit a bribe — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖关节 / 賣關節

    mài​guān​jié

    to solicit a bribe

    to solicit or accept a bribe in exchange for using one's official influence to help someone break the law or commit a violation; originally used for examiners leaking information to candidates

    卖, 关节

    卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to show off 关节 (literal) → 关节/關節 · guān​jié · backdoor dealing

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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