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弄法舞文

弄法舞文 — “Manipulate law, dance with text”

弄法舞文 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to manipulate or twist legal provisions and regulations for personal gain or to achieve illicit objectives; to engage in legal chicanery”. Literally, “manipulate law, dance with text”.

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弄法舞文 Pronunciation and Pinyin

弄法舞文 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
弄
nòng7do, make, handle, get
法
fǎ8law, method, France
舞
wǔ14to dance
文
wén4written language and culture

Example Sentence with 弄法舞文

这位商人为了逃避税款,不惜弄法舞文,钻各种法律空子
To evade taxes, this businessman did not hesitate to manipulate legal provisions, exploiting various loopholes in the law.

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Synonyms of 弄法舞文

  • wǔ舞wén文nòng弄fǎ法manipulate laws for personal gain
  • wǔ舞wén文wán玩fǎ法manipulate law for personal gain

More idioms starting with 弄

  • nòng弄jiǎ假chéng成zhēn真make a feigned action become real
  • nòng弄bīng兵huáng潢chí池Raise a minor, insignificant rebellion
  • nòng弄kǒu口míng鸣shé舌quibble and incite trouble
  • nòng弄xuān喧dǎo捣guǐ鬼play tricks and engage in underhand schemes
  • nòng弄zuǐ嘴nòng弄shé舌gossip and stir up trouble
  • nòng弄qiǎo巧fǎn反zhuō拙try to be clever but end up foolish
  • nòng弄qiǎo巧chéng呈guāi乖play petty tricks
  • nòng弄qiǎo巧chéng成zhuō拙to try to be clever, but make things worse
  • nòng弄yǐng影tuán团fēng风restless and disoriented
  • nòng弄xìng性shàng尚qì气act impulsively, prone to losing temper
  • nòng弄wén文qīng轻wǔ武prioritize intellect over martial arts
  • nòng弄jīn斤cāo操fǔ斧meticulously refine or over-embellish a work

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Questions about 弄法舞文

What does 弄法舞文 mean?

弄法舞文 (nòng fǎ wǔ wén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to manipulate or twist legal provisions and regulations for personal gain or to achieve illicit objectives; to engage in legal chicanery”.

How do you pronounce 弄法舞文?

弄法舞文 is pronounced nòng fǎ wǔ wén in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 弄法舞文 literally mean?

Literally, 弄法舞文 means “manipulate law, dance with text”. It is used to mean “to manipulate or twist legal provisions and regulations for personal gain or to achieve illicit objectives; to engage in legal chicanery”.

What is the Chinese definition of 弄法舞文?

弄、舞:耍弄,玩弄;法:法律;文:法令条文。指玩弄文字,曲解法律条文,以达到徇私舞弊的目的。

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