贼头贼脑 | zéi tóu zéi nǎo | lit. to behave like a thief / furtive / underhand | |
牟利 | móu lì | to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / exploitation | |
牟取 | móu qǔ | to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / see also 謀取|谋取[mou2 qu3] | |
权术 | quán shù | art of politics / political tricks (often derog.) / power play / to play at politics / underhand trickery | |
捞一把 | lāo yī bǎ | to profiteer / to gain some underhand advantage | |
捞油水 | lāo yóu shuǐ | (coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means) |