再将领导干部拉下水
“and then drag the leading cadres down.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那么就会对其家人下手 先腐蚀其亲属
“they would start from influencing their family members. They will influence their family first,”
再将 领导 干部 拉下水
“and then drag the leading cadres down.”
杨健的下场 有其自身原因 也是高启强
“Yang Jian's occasion has his own reasons. It is also the result of the constant influence”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Corrupt networks in China often exploit strong familial obligations ('Curvaceous Corruption') to bypass an official's personal resistance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to drag into the water; to corrupt someone or implicate them in wrongdoing
An essential idiomatic metaphor frequently used in legal, political, and daily contexts to describe compromising another person's integrity.
leading cadres; leading officials
Formal Chinese political terminology referring to officials holding administrative or managerial authority in public institutions.
