Tā bù tú gāoguān-hòulù, zhǐ xiǎng zuò diǎn shíshì.
He doesn't chase high office and rich pay - he just wants to do real work.
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Echoes 《荀子·议兵》 and 汉·司马迁's 《报任少卿书》, where 高爵丰禄 describes the standard reward of imperial service. The phrase often appears in moralizing contexts, contrasting material rewards with integrity.
