腐 败 fǔ bài corruption / to corrupt / to rot / rotten 堕 落 duò luò to degrade / to degenerate / to become depraved / corrupt / a fall from grace 麻 醉 má zuì anesthesia / to anesthetize / (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind) / to enervate / to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality) 腐 烂 fǔ làn to rot / to putrefy / (fig.) corrupt 败 坏 bài huài to ruin / to corrupt / to undermine 违 规 wéi guī to violate (rules) / irregular / illegal / corrupt 教 坏 jiāo huài to misguide / to corrupt (sb) 污 dirty / filthy / foul / corrupt / to smear / to defile / dirt / filth 贪 to have a voracious desire for / to covet / greedy / corrupt 汙 variant of 污 / dirty / filthy / foul / corrupt / to smear / to defile / dirt / filth 蛀 蚀 zhù shí to corrupt / to erode 窳 败 yǔ bài to ruin / corrupt 作 弊 zuò bì to practice fraud / to cheat / to engage in corrupt practices 贪 污 tān wū to be corrupt / corruption / to embezzle 弊 端 bì duān systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices) 贪 官 tān guān corrupt official / grasping functionary / greedy mandarin 陋 习 lòu xí corrupt practice / bad habits / malpractice 黑 哨 hēi shào (soccer etc) corrupt officiating / dubious call 腐 化 fǔ huà to rot / to decay / to become corrupt 灯 红 酒 绿 dēng hóng jiǔ lu:4 lanterns red, wine green (idiom) / feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment 颓 败 tuí bài to decay / to decline / to become corrupt 两 袖 清 风 liǎng xiù qīng fēng lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom) / having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices 浊 流 zhuó liú turbid flow / muddy waters / fig. a contemptible person / fig. corrupt or disgraceful social trends 任 人 唯 亲 rèn rén wéi qīn to appoint people by favoritism (idiom) / nepotism / corrupt appointment 营 私 yíng sī to gain from corrupt dealing / to engage in graft / to feather one's nest 贪 官 污 吏 tān guān wū lì grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom) / abuse and corruption 赃 官 污 吏 zāng guān wū lì grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom) / abuse and corruption 邪 门 歪 道 xié mén wāi dào lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom) / corrupt practices / crooked methods / dishonesty 乱 政 luàn zhèng to corrupt politics 卷 地 皮 juǎn dì pí to plunder the land and extort from the peasant / corrupt practice 奸 官 污 吏 jiān guān wū lì traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom) / abuse and corruption 汚 variant of 污 / dirty / filthy / foul / corrupt / to smear / to defile / dirt / filth 污 吏 wū lì a corrupt official 蠹 吏 dù lì corrupt officials 蠹 弊 dù bì malpractice / abuse / corrupt practice 道 高 益 安 ， 势 高 益 危 dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēi More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770). 赵 高 Zhào Gāo Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty 腐 败 行 为 corrupt practices 贪 渎 tān dú (of an official) corrupt and negligent of his duty 白 手 套 bái shǒu tào white glove / (fig.) (slang) intermediary in negotiations / proxy who acts on behalf of an official in corrupt dealings (to keep the official's involvement secret)
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