以权谋私
以权谋私
yǐ quán móu sī
to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
verbidiom
Traditional: 以權謀私
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- (verb, idiom) to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
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一人得道，鸡犬升天(yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān)— lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
→一个萝卜一个坑(yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng)— lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
→一败涂地(yī bài tú dì)— failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
→利益输送(lì yì shū sòng)— to make use of one's position to gain profit for oneself or one's associates
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