视中饱舞弊，如奉明言
English translation: See corrupting to benefit oneself as following the celebrated direction.
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| 4 | See corrupting to benefit oneself as following the celebrated direction. |
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| 3 +1 | corruption was the law |
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See corrupting to benefit oneself as following the celebrated direction. Explanation: 中饱 is to benefit oneself by taking the public treasure. 舞弊 is corruption or corrupting. 奉 is following 明言 is famous teaching Put all these together will get the meaning. |
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1 day 20 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1corruption was the law Explanation: I know you've already got the meaning, I'm just offering some English versions: In the household department, corruption was the rule "Fill your pockets" was the golden rule in the... Skim what you can was the 11th commandment in the household department... The eunuchs of the household department followed one dictum as if it was a divine command: take all you can get. |
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