卖官

賣官
màiguān
to grant government positions in exchange for bribes

CEDICT

  1. (archaic) to take bribes in exchange for granting an official title
  2. to take bribes in exchange for granting an official title

Wiktionary

受贿而出卖官职。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 卖 mài
  1. to sell
  2. to betray
  3. to spare no effort
  4. to show off or flaunt
2 官 guān
  1. government official
  2. governmental
  3. official
  4. public
  5. organ of the body

classifier: 個

Containing this entry

买官卖官 mǎiguānmàiguān buying and selling of official positions
卖官鬻爵 màiguānyùjué (idiom) to grant government positions or official titles in exchange for bribes