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play favouritism and commit irregularities

Time: 2022-01-31 07:38:04 Author: ChinaWiki.net

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.

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