损公肥私

損公肥私

sǔngōngféisī

idiom

Meanings

1 to harm public interest for private gain
2 embezzlement
3 personal profit at public expense

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Examples

他因损公肥私被开除了。

Tā yīn sǔn gōng féi sī bèi kāichú le.

He was dismissed for enriching himself at public expense.

我们绝不容忍损公肥私的行为。

Wǒmen jué bù róngrěn sǔn gōng féi sī de xíngwéi.

We will never tolerate behavior that damages public interest for private gain.

这种损公肥私的官员应该严惩。

Zhè zhǒng sǔn gōng féi sī de guānyuán yīnggāi yánchéng.

Officials who embezzle for personal gain should be severely punished.

Tips

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Strongly pejorative, common in official and journalistic language on corruption (反腐, 纪委). Used to describe embezzlement, self-dealing, and abuse of office.

Stroke Order

损 sǔn

公 gōng

肥 féi

私 sī