枉墨矫绳 — “To distort or violate established rules, standards, or principles”
枉墨矫绳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to distort or violate established rules, standards, or principles”. To act contrary to what is right or proper. Literally, “Twist the ink-line and bend the rope”.
枉墨矫绳 Pronunciation and Pinyin
枉墨矫绳 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 枉
- wǎng枉shǐ使xīn心jī机to scheme in vain
- wǎng枉kān勘xū虚zhāo招extract a false confession
- wǎng枉kǒu口jiáo嚼shé舌maliciously spread rumors and stir up trouble
- wǎng枉kǒu口bá拔shé舌speak maliciously and spread rumors
- wǎng枉kǒu口kuáng诳shé舌speak falsely and deceitfully
- wǎng枉chǐ尺zhí直xún寻yield a little to gain much
- wǎng枉jǐ己zhèng正rén人criticize others while flawed oneself
- wǎng枉dān担xū虚míng名bear an empty name in vain
- wǎng枉qǔ曲zhí直còu凑stubbornly follow a rigid course
- wǎng枉fǎ法xùn徇sī私bend the law for personal gain
- wǎng枉fǎ法yíng营sī私bend the law for personal gain
- wǎng枉wù物nán难xiāo消Ill-gotten gains bring trouble
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What does 枉墨矫绳 mean?
枉墨矫绳 (wǎng mò jiǎo shéng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to distort or violate established rules, standards, or principles”.
How do you pronounce 枉墨矫绳?
枉墨矫绳 is pronounced wǎng mò jiǎo shéng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枉墨矫绳 literally mean?
Literally, 枉墨矫绳 means “Twist the ink-line and bend the rope”. It is used to mean “to distort or violate established rules, standards, or principles”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枉墨矫绳?
比喻违背准绳、准则。