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