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

Definitions

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

Child Words of 当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯

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