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Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「以黨舉官」, explained here.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「以黨舉官」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

Officials are selected based on their factional relationships.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yǐ dǎng jǔ guān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yi5 dong2 geui2 gun1

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.