Breaking the law with words
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī y á NP ò L ǜ, which means skillful speaking, sophistry and misinterpretation of laws and regulations. It comes from the book of rites, the king system.
The origin of Idioms
"The book of rites · the king system" said: "break the law, change the name, uphold the left way, to disorder the government, kill."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing
[example]
Shang shuzou: '" Today's regular script (Xiangkai) does not state the profit and loss, but does business. It goes against the Scriptures and righteousness and falsely entrusts the gods. " So on Kai Si Wan Kou. Yuan Hong of Jin Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : xī yán pò lǜ
Breaking the law with words
spilled water cannot be gathered up. fù shuǐ nán shōu
get the cat and lose the cow. zhēng māo diū niú