seek after glory by selling out one 's own country

seek after glory by selling out one 's own country

Selling the country for profit is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is m à IGU ó Qi ú L ì, which means colluding with the enemy, selling the rights and interests of the country and seeking personal wealth. From Rong Zhai's essays.

The origin of Idioms

Volume 6 of Rong Zhai essays written by Hong Mai of Song Dynasty: "Su Xun and his son Kai said that they had made contributions to Liang Dynasty, so they should not be promoted. He was loyal to the people and despised him as an owl of the Tang Dynasty. He betrayed his country and sought profits. He became an official and returned to the fields

Idiom usage

It refers to people seeking personal fame and wealth.