营私枉法
“favoritism, and bending the law.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
伪账谋利
“faking accounts for profit,”
营私枉法
“favoritism, and bending the law.”
李裕丰
“Li Yufeng, you've been Revenue Clerk for the Jingzhao Prefecture for years.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Official integrity has historically been considered the bedrock of governance in Chinese political thought, making terms like this powerful moral and legal indictments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
abuse power for private gain and pervert the law
A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) commonly used in legal, investigative, or anti-corruption contexts.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“for personal gain and profited from it.”
“bend the law for personal gain?”
“The current imperial exams are plagued by fraud and corruption.”
“for perverting the law and lining his own pockets.”
“Are you accusing me of bending the law for personal gain?”
“do such a corrupt and shady thing?”
“for private work,”
“Abuse of power. Using the office camera to make extra money.”