dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ
if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes
当
dāng
to be
官
guān
government official
不
bù
no; not so
为
wèi
variant of 為|为[wei4]
民
mín
(bound form) the people
做
zuò
to make; to produce
主
zhǔ
owner
如
rú
as
回
huí
variant of 迴|回[hui2]
家
jiā
home
卖
mài
to sell
红
hóng
red
薯
shǔ
variant of 薯[shu3]