裙带关系

lì yòng qún dài guān xi

利用裙带关系

through petticoat influence

tā huì zhī dào zhèng fǔ yī xiàng rèn rén wéi xián jué bù huì rèn rén wéi qīn zòng róng qún dài guān xi

他会知道，政府一向任人唯贤，绝不会任人唯亲，纵容裙带关系。

He knows that the government operates on the basis of meritocracy and shuns nepotism and cronyism.

tā zài guò qù liǎng nián li qīng tuì le zhòng duō qún dài guān xi de rǒng yuán

它在过去两年里清退了众多裙带关系的冗员。

It resulted in thousands of dismissals over the past two years.