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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

government official

(bound form) the people

see 作主[zuò zhǔ]

no; not so

to sell

red

to make; to produce

not equal to

sweet potato

at or in the very same...

为

wéi

as (in the capacity of)

owner

to return home

to circle

potato

(onom.) dong

home

because of