Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「賣官鬻爵」 here, with meaning and examples.
Let’s learn about the idiom 「賣官鬻爵」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
鬻: sell. Describes political corruption where the ruling class makes money by selling official positions.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
mài guān yù jué
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
maai6 gun1 yuk6 jeuk3
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.

