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officials shield one another (idiom); a cover-up

官官相护
guān guān xiāng hù
g+uān·1st toneg+uān·1st tonex+iāng·1st toneh+ù·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to be narrowly partisan · to unite with those of the same views but alienate those with different views党同伐异dǎng tóng fá yìvillains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)狼狈为奸láng bèi wéi jiānto shield · to harbor · to cover up包庇bāo bìcorruption · to corrupt · to rot · rotten腐败fǔ bài
Antonyms
upright and plainspoken刚正不阿gāng zhèng bù ēbe strict and fair in meting out rewards and punishments赏罚分明shǎng fá fēn míng
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