以权谋私
yǐquán-móusīTraditional 以權謀私
to abuse power for personal gain
Every meaning
yǐquán-móusī
- to abuse power for personal gain
Its characters
- 以yǐwith; by means of
- 权quánpower; authority
- 谋móuplan; strategy (as in 计谋)
- 私sīprivate; personal
Words with 以
Words with 权
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.