Chinese words · Chengyu

徇私枉法

xùnsī-wángfǎ

to bend the law for personal gain

Every meaning

xùnsī-wǎngfǎ

  1. to bend the law for personal gain

Its characters

  • 徇xùnto give in to; to bend to (as in 徇私)
  • 私sīprivate; personal
  • 枉wǎngin vain; to no avail
  • 法fǎlaw

Words with 徇

Words with 私

Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.