tān
zāng
wǎng

idiom
derogatory
formal

Meaning of 贪赃枉法

贪赃枉法 means (of officials) to take bribes and pervert the law; to embezzle and bend justice for personal gain. Pronounced tān zāng wǎng fǎ.

  • (of officials) to take bribes and pervert the law; to embezzle and bend justice for personal gain

Definitions & Examples

xiē
tān
zāng
wǎng
de
guān
yuán
zuì
zhōng
dōu
shòu
dào
le
de
zhì
cái
 

Those officials who took bribes and perverted the law were eventually punished by the law.

yīn
tān
zāng
wǎng
bèi
pàn
le
shí
nián
xíng
 

He was sentenced to ten years in prison for embezzlement and perversion of justice.

Zhè
diàn
yǐng
shēn
jiē
le
guān
chǎng
shàng
tān
zāng
wǎng
de
hēi
 

This film deeply exposed the dark underbelly of corruption and abuse of power in official circles.

shǐ
shàng
 
fán
shì
tān
zāng
wǎng
de
guān
dōu
méi
yǒu
hǎo
xià
chǎng
 

Throughout history, corrupt officials who took bribes and perverted justice have never met a good end.