枉
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Definitions
- 1. to twist
- 2. crooked
- 3. unjust
- 4. in vain
Words Containing 枉
to accuse wrongly
not in vain
pointless trip
wasted money
see 徇私枉法[xùn sī wǎng fǎ]
to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
to work in vain
winding lane
tumultuous
to die in tragic circumstances
to circumvent the law
in vain
to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc)
to neglect
to overcorrect (idiom)
see 矯枉過正|矫枉过正[jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng]
corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law