play favouritism and commit irregularities(xùn sī wǔ bì)
play favouritism and commit irregularities
Practicing favoritism, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ù ns ī w ǔ B ì, which means to cheat (others) to violate the law and discipline for the sake of personal relationship (or self-interest). From the water margin by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
The eighty third chapter of Water Margin written by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty: "who wants these officials to be greedy, cheat for personal gain and cut down on wine and meat?"
Idiom usage
He would never do such things.
Chinese PinYin : xùn sī wǔ bì
play favouritism and commit irregularities
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