wǎng
to twist
crooked
unjust
in vain
yuān wang
to accuse wrongly
to treat unjustly
injustice
wronged
not worthwhile
yuān wang qián
pointless expense
not worth the money spent
yuān wang lù
pointless trip
not worth the trip
wǎng fèi
to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc)
to try in vain
jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng
to over-correct a defect (idiom); to over-compensate
to push sth too far the other way
fig. inverse discrimination
tān zāng wǎng fǎ
corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
xùn sī wǎng fǎ
to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
wǎng gù
to neglect
to misuse
to mistreat
to abuse
jiǎo wǎng guò zhí
to over-correct a defect (idiom); to over-compensate
to push sth too far the other way
fig. inverse discrimination
xùn qíng wǎng fǎ
see 徇私枉法[xun4 si1 wang3 fa3]
wǎng sǐ
to die in tragic circumstances
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