abuse one 's power and take bribes

abuse one 's power and take bribes

It is a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is zh ā oqu á NN ù L ù, which means holding power and accepting bribes. It comes from the biography of Pu Buhua in the history of Yuan Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Pu Buhua in the history of Yuan Dynasty, it is said that "those who are arrogant and arrogant, and who are willing to accept bribes and power, all come out of their own door, and there are the styles of Zhao Gao, Zhang rang and Tian Lingzi."

Idiom usage

People are greedy for money, but they are the most important officials in the world. They recruit power and bribe, deceive the world and steal fame, or they are honest and clean in the world. Notes on he Siming's visit to Fengdu by Li Changqi, Ming Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: recruiting power and accepting bribes