徇私舞弊 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to abuse one's position for personal gain

Character by character

• 徇xùnto follow, to comply with; to display
• 私sīpersonal, private, secret; selfish
• 舞wǔto dance; to brandish
• 弊bìevil, bad, wrong; fraud, harm

Idioms sharing a character

• 徇私枉法 xùn sī wǎng fǎ
• 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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