弊[𡚁]bì❶ (欺诈蒙骗、图占便宜的行为) abuse;corrupt practice;fraud;malpractice:作 ～ cheat；
营私舞 ～ practise corruption [fraud]
❷ (害处；毛病) disadvantage;harm;irregularities;shortcomings:利与 ～ advantages and disadvantages；
兴利除 ～ promote what is beneficial and abolish what is harmful
◆弊病 malady;evil;malpractice;drawback;disadvantage；
弊端 malpractice;abuse;corrupt practice;disadvantage;evil;defects;drawbacks；
弊端百出 Trouble after trouble comes up [arises].；弊端丛生 all kinds of corrupt practices prevailing;All kinds of corruptions creep in.；
弊多利少 The disadvantages outweigh the advantages.;more disadvantages than advantages；
弊多于利 (It has) more disadvantages than advantages.；
弊害 malady;harm;ills of system;undesirable points；
弊绝风清[风清弊绝] （营私舞弊的事情绝迹） abuses swept away and the air cleared;absolutely free from corruption;All the malpractices have been abolished and the social habits are good.;Bad habits of embezzlement and corruption are eliminated and common practice in the society is quite good;do away with all bad practices;Malpractices have become extinct and pure is the breeze — said figuratively of honest officials.;The abuse of sth. has been swept away.；
弊政 [书] maladministration;misrule |