hand out official posts and make promises to grant special favour

hand out official posts and make promises to grant special favour

Fengguanxu, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ē nggu ā nx ǔ Yu à n, which means to promise fame and wealth to others for their own use. It comes from Tao Juyin's a historical account of the reign of the Northern Warlords.

Analysis of Idioms

To win people's hearts

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 71 of Tao Juyin's history of the reign of the Northern Warlords: "although he repeatedly attacked Huailai within a time limit and encouraged the officers and soldiers with the method of granting official titles and making vows, his position never made any progress."

Idiom usage

Song Jiang set up a village in Liangshan, and the imperial court made a vow to them. Can we consolidate our social status by making promises and eating and drinking?