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當官不為民做主不如回家賣紅薯
简 当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯 · 繁 當官不為民做主不如回家賣紅薯Mandarin · pinyin dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ
Meanings
- if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes
Characters in this entry
- 當
- dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
- 官
- guān · official, public servant
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 為
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- 民
- mín · people, subjects, citizens
- 做
- zuò · work, make; act
- 主
- zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord
- 如
- rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
- 回
- huí · return, turn around; a time
- 家
- jiā · house, home, residence; family
- 賣
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- 紅
- hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
- 薯
- shǔ · yam, tuber, potato
- 当
- dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
- 为
- wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
- 卖
- mài · sell; betray; show off
- 红
- hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
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1–1–4–4–2–4–3–4–2–2–1–4–2–3 · dang1 guan1 bu4 wei4 min2 zuo4 zhu3 bu4 ru2 hui2 jia1 mai4 hong2 shu3
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