Hong Du Mai Di(hóng dōu mǎi dì)

Hong Du Mai Di

Hongdumaidi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h ó NGD ō um ǎ ID ì, which means buying officials and offering bribes. It comes from the biography of Cui Shi in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Cui Shi in the book of the later Han Dynasty, "in the reign of Emperor Ling, he opened the Hongdu gate to sell the official ranks, and there were differences between Gongqing and huangshou."

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in officialdom. Example: Chen Shu Yuan Xian Chuan: "when the apprentice countermeasures, more bribery, literati please shuxiu, Jun Zheng said:" how can I use money to buy Diye for my son? " When you don't see hongdumaidi coming, Sima xuanche and Hu Biyi will come. The poem "to Lu Sheng" by Wu Weiye in Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : hóng dōu mǎi dì