当官不为民作主，不如回家卖红薯當官不為民作主，不如回家賣紅薯當官不為民作主，不如回家賣紅薯

if an official won't decide for the people, better go home and sell sweet potatoes

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: An official who does not serve the people should resign. Critical of bad officials.

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Simplified: 当官不为民作主，不如回家卖红薯
Traditional (Taiwan): 當官不為民作主，不如回家賣紅薯
Pinyin: dāngguān bú wèi mín zuòzhǔ, bùrú huíjiā mài hóngshǔ
Bopomofo: ㄉㄤㄍㄨㄢㄅㄨˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚㄇㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄨˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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