贪赃枉法 中饱私囊
“for perverting the law and lining his own pockets.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
庾少卿
“[Lord Wang] Minister Yu”
贪赃枉法 中饱私囊
“for perverting the law and lining his own pockets.”
臣附议
“I second that.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Ministers in traditional imperial courts relied heavily on parallel four-character idioms (Chengyu) to present formal, authoritative indictments before the throne.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
taking bribes and perverting the law
A formal idiom used to describe grave official corruption and judicial malfeasance.
to feather one's own nest; to embezzle public funds into private pockets
A common idiom specifically targeting corrupt officials who enrich themselves using public money.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The money embezzled by the Services Bureau is indeed hidden here.”
“You taking bribes and giving them. That's all evidence.”
“favoritism, and bending the law.”
“for personal gain and profited from it.”
“do such a corrupt and shady thing?”