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徇私舞弊

xùn sī wǔ bì

4-character word

What 徇私舞弊 means

1. idiomto abuse one's position for personal gain

The characters in 徇私舞弊

• 徇xùnto give in to; to be swayed by (personal considerations etc); Taiwan pr. xún
• 私sīpersonal; private; selfish
• 舞wǔto dance; to wield; to brandish
• 弊bìdetriment; fraud; harm

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