纵曲枉直 — “To condone the wrongdoer and punish the upright”
纵曲枉直 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to condone the wrongdoer and punish the upright”. To pervert justice. Literally, “To indulge the crooked and wrong the straight”.
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纵曲枉直 Pronunciation and Pinyin
纵曲枉直 Character Breakdown
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在处理这起纠纷时，他没有秉公办理，反而纵曲枉直，引起了大家的不满。
When mediating this dispute, he did not act impartially but rather condoned the wrong and punished the just, which caused general dissatisfaction.
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Open the tool →Questions about 纵曲枉直
What does 纵曲枉直 mean?
纵曲枉直 (zòng qǔ wǎng zhí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to condone the wrongdoer and punish the upright”.
How do you pronounce 纵曲枉直?
纵曲枉直 is pronounced zòng qǔ wǎng zhí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 纵曲枉直 literally mean?
Literally, 纵曲枉直 means “to indulge the crooked and wrong the straight”. It is used to mean “to condone the wrongdoer and punish the upright”.
What is the Chinese definition of 纵曲枉直?
指纵容有错误的人却冤枉正直的人。形容不主持正义。