私仇

sīchóu

noun #26,622

Meanings

Tā lìyòng zhíquán lái bào sīchóu, bèi shàngjí chǔfēn le.

He used his authority to pursue a personal vendetta and was disciplined by his superiors.

Gōngshì shì gōngshì, bù yīng bǎ sīchóu dài rù gōngzuò zhōng.

Business is business — personal grudges should not be brought into the workplace.

usage

Often appears in the phrase 公报私仇 (to use a public position to avenge private wrongs), a common idiom criticizing the abuse of power.

私 sī

仇 chóu