當官不為民做主不如回家賣紅薯

当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯
dāngguānbùwèimínzuòzhǔbùrúhuíjiāmàihóngshǔ
if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 當官 dāngguān to become an official; to take an official post; to become a government employee
2 不為 bùwéi
  1. (literary) to not do
  2. to not do
3 民 mín
  1. (bound form) the people
  2. inhabitants of a country
4 做主 zuòzhǔ variant of 作主 zuòzhǔ
5 不如 bùrú
  1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
  2. it would be better to
6 回家 huíjiā to return home
7 賣 mài
  1. to sell
  2. to betray
  3. to spare no effort
  4. to show off or flaunt
8 紅薯 hóngshǔ sweet potato