bribery openly practiced; corruption out in the open
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bribery is openly practiced; corruption is rampant
derogatory形容贿赂腐败现象十分严重，毫无顾忌，已经成了公开的风气。常用于批评政治或社会腐败，带有明显的贬义色彩。
Zài在
nà那
ge个
zhèng政
quán权
fǔ腐
bài败
de的
nián年
dài代
，
huì贿
lù赂
gōng公
xíng行
，
háo毫
wú无
zhèng正
yì义
kě可
yán言
。
In that era of corrupt governance, bribery was openly practiced, and there was no justice to speak of.
Rú如
guǒ果
guān官
yuán员
bù不
shòu受
jiān监
dū督
，
jiù就
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
huì贿
lù赂
gōng公
xíng行
de的
jú局
miàn面
。
If officials are not supervised, it will lead to a situation where bribery is rampant.
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Zhè这
běn本
xiǎo小
shuō说
jiē揭
lù露
le了
nà那
ge个
huì贿
lù赂
gōng公
xíng行
de的
shāng商
yè业
hēi黑
mù幕
。
This novel exposes the shady business dealings of that corrupt environment.