wǔ​wén​nòng​mò

to play with words

Senses

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.

舞文弄墨 wǔ​wén​nòng​mò 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.

References

synonym 舞文弄墨/舞文弄墨 卖弄文辞/賣弄文辭
same_as 舞文弄墨/舞文弄墨 舞文弄法/舞文弄法
same_as 舞文弄墨/舞文弄墨 弄法舞文/弄法舞文