当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯 in English dang1 guan1 bu4 wei4 min2 zuo4 zhu3 bu4 ru2 hui2 jia1 mai4 hong2 shu3 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

当 官 不 为 民 做 主 不 如 回 家 卖 红 薯

Traditional Characters

當 官 不 為 民 做 主 不 如 回 家 賣 紅 薯

Pinyin

dang1 guan1 bu4 wei4 min2 zuo4 zhu3 bu4 ru2 hui2 jia1 mai4 hong2 shu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

当dang1(onom.) dong 官guan1surname Guan 不bu4(negative prefix) 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 民min2surname Min 做zuo4to do 主zhu3owner 不bu4(negative prefix) 如ru2as 回hui2to circle 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] 卖mai4to sell 红hong2surname Hong 薯shu3potato