贪赃枉法

Traditional form:

貪贓枉法

Pinyin (reading):

tānzāngwǎngfǎ

Definitions:

• corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law

Characters:

• 贪 - greedy, covetous; corrupt
• 赃 - booty, loot; stolen goods; to bribe
• 枉 - useless, in vain; crooked, bent
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French

Traditional characters:

• 貪 - greedy, covetous; corrupt
• 贓 - booty, loot; stolen goods; to bribe
• 枉 - useless, in vain; crooked, bent
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French