to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain

not in vain

to work in vain

winding lane

tumultuous; disorderly

to die in tragic circumstances

to circumvent the law

in vain; to no avail

to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc); to try in vain

to neglect; to misuse; to mistreat; to abuse

pointless trip; not worth the trip

wasted money; pointless expense

see 徇私枉法[xun4 si1 wang3 fa3]

to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)

to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate

see 矯枉過正|矫枉过正[jiao3 wang3 guo4 zheng4]

corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law

one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)