abuse one 's power and take bribes

abuse one 's power and take bribes

It's a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is zhaoqu á NN à Qi ú, which means holding power and accepting bribes. It comes from Shi hengzhuan, the history of Ming Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: taking bribes from power, taking bribes from power

The origin of Idioms

The biography of Shi Heng in the history of Ming Dynasty: "because of impeachment of Shi Heng, he recruited power and accepted power, and acted recklessly."

Idiom usage

He is greedy for money.