当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯

dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ

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1. if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes

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Child Words of 当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不如 不如 bù rú: not equal to
• 主 主 zhǔ: owner
• 做 做 zuò: to make; to produce
• 做主 做主 zuò zhǔ: see 作主[zuò zhǔ]
• 当 当 dāng: (onom.) dong
• 回 回 huí: to circle
• 回家 回家 huí jiā: to return home
• 如 如 rú: as
• 官 官 guān: government official
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 当 当 dàng: at or in the very same...
• 红 红 hóng: red
• 红薯 红薯 hóng shǔ: sweet potato
• 卖 卖 mài: to sell
• 民 民 mín: (bound form) the people
• 薯 薯 shǔ: potato
• 家 家 jiā: home