徇私舞弊 in English xun4 si1 wu3 bi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

徇 私 舞 弊

Traditional Characters

徇 私 舞 弊

Pinyin

xun4 si1 wu3 bi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

徇xun4to give in to 私si1personal 舞wu3to dance 弊bi4detriment