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We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「貨賄公行」, explained below.

This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「貨賄公行」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

Refers to open bribery. Same as “bribery is rampant.”

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

huò huì gōng háng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fo3 kui2 gung1 haang4/hong4/hang4

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.