lucrative official post
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
lucrative official post; fat job
derogatoryA historical and somewhat derogatory term referring to government positions known for providing significant illicit income or bribes (e.g., through taxes, licenses). Now used metaphorically to describe any highly lucrative job or position of power.
Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
yán盐
shuì税
guān官
shì是
gè个
féi肥
quē缺
。
In the old society, the salt tax official was a lucrative post.
Hěn很
duō多
rén人
dōu都
dīng盯
zhe着
nà那
gè个
bù部
mén门
jīng经
lǐ理
de的
féi肥
quē缺
。
Many people are eyeing that department manager's fat job.
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Nà那
gè个
zhí职
wèi位
yóu油
shuǐ水
duō多
，
shì是
gè个
zhòng众
suǒ所
zhōu周
zhī知
de的
féi肥
quē缺
。
That position has a lot of perks; it's a well-known lucrative post.