wǔ​wén​nòng​mò

to play with words

舞文弄墨 wǔ​wén​nòng​mò
to play with words
To show off or show off one's literary skills by playing with language or flowery writing; also refers to word-mongering.
to pervert the law
To twist legal language or use lexical chicanery to commit fraud, originally referring to corrupt officials manipulating legal codes for personal gain.

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Movie subtitles
0.120 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.165 per million

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