不畏强权
bù wèi qiáng quán
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1 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
以权谋私
yǐ quán móu sī
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1 to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
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2 Might makes right.
偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
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1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
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2 secret illicit sex
丧权辱国
sàng quán rǔ guó
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1 to forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom)
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2 to surrender territory under humiliating terms
攀附权贵
pān fù quán guì
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1 to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); social climbing
权宜之策
quán yí zhī cè
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1 stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
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2 makeshift plan
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3 interim step
权宜之计
quán yí zhī jì
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1 plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
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2 makeshift stratagem
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3 interim step
权衡利弊
quán héng lì bì
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1 to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)
争权夺利
zhēng quán duó lì
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1 scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
窃国者侯,窃钩者诛
qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū
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1 steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
窃钩者诛,窃国者侯
qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu
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1 steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)