abuse the law and practise favouritism

abuse the law and practise favouritism

In Chinese, Pinyin is x ù NQ í NGW ǎ NGF ǎ, which means to do something illegal under the influence of personal feelings. It comes from the stone tablet of Shigong, the Prime Minister of Zhongshu, written by Wang Qi of Yuan Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In Yuan Dynasty, Wang Qi's stele to Shigong, the Prime Minister of Zhongshu, said: "it made officials devote themselves to serving the public, but not dare to bend the law for favoritism."

Idiom usage

For example, Yucun made a random judgment on the case. The fourth chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

Favoritism: bending; perversion: distorting. Qu from private affairs, distorting and destroying the law, arbitrary case. Synonym: favoritism and malpractice antonym: selfless and upright