当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯

Traditional: 當官不為民做主不如回家賣紅薯

dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ

Dictionary entry

if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes

What does 当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯 mean?

当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯 (dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes

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当dāng(onom.) dong · ding dong (bell)官Guānsurname Guan 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 民Mínsurname Min 做zuòto make; to produce · to write; to compose 主zhǔowner · master 如rúas · as if

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当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯

dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ

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