关说

Traditional form:

關說

Pinyin (reading):

guānshuō

Definitions:

• to speak on sb's behalf; to intercede for sb
• to lobby illegally

Characters:

• 关 - frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
• 说 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid

Traditional characters:

• 關 - frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
• 說 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid