当官

當官
dāngguān

to become an official; to take an official post; to become a government employee

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 当 dāng
  1. (onom.) dong
  2. ding dong (bell)
=1 当 dāng
  1. to be
  2. to act as
  3. manage
  4. withstand
  5. when
  6. during
  7. ought
  8. should
  9. match equally
  10. equal
  11. same
  12. obstruct
  13. just at (a time or place)
  14. on the spot
  15. right
  16. just at
=1 当 dàng
  1. at or in the very same...
  2. suitable
  3. adequate
  4. fitting
  5. proper
  6. to replace
  7. to regard as
  8. to think
  9. to pawn
  10. (coll.) to fail (a student)
=2 官 Guān surname Guan
=2 官 guān
  1. government official
  2. governmental
  3. official
  4. public
  5. organ of the body

classifier: 個

Containing this entry

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