邪門歪道 xié mén wāi dào

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices
  2. crooked methods
  3. dishonesty

CHARACTERS

邪 xié wrong, evil, depraved, vicious, perverse, heterodox
門 mén gate, door, entrance, opening
歪 wāi slant; inclined; askewd, awry
道 dào path, road, street; method, way