- 误国殃民 wùguóyāngmín to harm the country and its peopleTo neglect state affairs and bring calamity upon the people.
- 欺君误国 qījūnwùguó to deceive the emperor and harm the stateTo deceive the ruler and lead the country into trouble; also written as [[误国欺君|誤國欺君|wu4 guo2 qi1 jun1]]
- 误国害民 wùguóhàimín harm the country and the peopleTo damage national affairs and bring suffering to the people; to ruin the country and harm the masses
- 误国欺君 wùguóqījūn to harm the state and deceive the rulerto bring disaster upon the nation and mislead the sovereign; (variant form) to betray the country and hoodwink the emperor