徇私枉法 — Chinese idiom
徇私枉法
xùn sī wǎng fǎ
Meaning
- to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates
Character by character
- 徇xùnto follow, to comply with; to display
- 私sīpersonal, private, secret; selfish
- 枉wǎnguseless, in vain; crooked, bent
- 法fǎlaw, rule, statute; method, way; French
Idioms sharing a character
- 徇私舞弊 xùn sī wǔ bì
- 以权谋私 yǐ quán móu sī
- 假公济私 jiǎ gōng jì sī
- 公而忘私 gōng ér wàng sī
- 官报私仇 guān bào sī chóu
- 官私合营 guān sī hé yíng
- 损公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī
- 乌鸟私情 wū niǎo sī qíng
- 窃窃私语 qiè qiè sī yǔ
- 窃窃私议 qiè qiè sī yì
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