枉法徇私 — “To bend the law for personal gain”
枉法徇私 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bend the law for personal gain”. To pervert justice for private ends or out of favoritism; to act corruptly by disregarding the law for selfish motives. Literally, “bend the law and show favoritism”.
枉法徇私 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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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mò墨jiǎo矫shéng绳distort or violate established rules
- 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wù物nán难xiāo消Ill-gotten gains bring trouble
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What does 枉法徇私 mean?
枉法徇私 (wǎng fǎ xùn sī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bend the law for personal gain”.
How do you pronounce 枉法徇私?
枉法徇私 is pronounced wǎng fǎ xùn sī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枉法徇私 literally mean?
Literally, 枉法徇私 means “bend the law and show favoritism”. It is used to mean “to bend the law for personal gain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枉法徇私?
指官吏违法乱纪，包庇坏人坏事。