賣官鬻爵

See also: 卖官鬻爵

Chinese

		to take bribes in exchange for granting an official title	vend	nobility; (ancient wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle)
trad. (賣官鬻爵)		賣官	鬻	爵
simp. (卖官鬻爵)		卖官	鬻	爵

Etymology

賣官 (“to sell an official title for a bribe”) +‎ 鬻 (“to sell”) +‎ 爵 (“a noble rank”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): màiguān yù jué

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢㄩˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maai⁶ gun¹ juk⁶ zoek³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: màiguān yù jué
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢㄩˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mayguan yiw jyue
  - IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯a̠n⁵⁵ y⁵¹ t͡ɕɥ̯œ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maai⁶ gun¹ juk⁶ zoek³
  - Yale: maaih gūn yuhk jeuk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maai⁶ gun¹ juk⁹ dzoek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: mai⁶ gun¹ yug⁶ zêg³
  - IPA ^(key): /maːi̯²² kuːn⁵⁵ jʊk̚² t͡ɕœːk̚³/

Idiom

賣官鬻爵

(archaic) to take bribes in exchange for granting an official or noble title

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