鬻爵

yùjué
  1. (literary) to sell ranks
  2. to sell ranks

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 鬻 yù to sell, esp. in strained circumstances
=1 鬻 zhōu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 粥 (“congee”)
  2. alternative form of 粥 (“congee”)
=1 鬻 jū
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) young and small; immature
  2. young and small; immature
2 爵 jué
  1. ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle
  2. nobility

Containing this entry

卖官鬻爵 màiguānyùjué (idiom) to grant government positions or official titles in exchange for bribes