枉法营私 — “To bend the law for personal gain”
枉法营私 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bend the law for personal gain”. To pervert justice for selfish ends; to commit malpractices for selfish ends. Literally, “pervert law seek private gain”.
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枉法营私 Pronunciation and Pinyin
枉法营私 Character Breakdown
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那位职员因为枉法营私，利用公司资源谋取私利，最终受到了开除的处分。
The employee was dismissed for bending the rules for personal gain, utilizing company resources for private interests.
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Synonyms of 枉法营私
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fǎ法xùn徇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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Open the tool →Questions about 枉法营私
What does 枉法营私 mean?
枉法营私 (wǎng fǎ yíng sī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bend the law for personal gain”.
How do you pronounce 枉法营私?
枉法营私 is pronounced wǎng fǎ yíng sī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枉法营私 literally mean?
Literally, 枉法营私 means “pervert law seek private gain”. It is used to mean “to bend the law for personal gain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枉法营私?
枉：歪曲，违反。指曲解破坏法律以谋私利