私囊

sīnáng

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

他把公款装进了自己的私囊。

Tā bǎ gōngkuǎn zhuāngjìn le zìjǐ de sīnáng.

He put public money into his own pocket.

HSK 7-9

这笔捐款没有用在灾民身上，而是流入了少数人的私囊。

Zhè bǐ juānkuǎn méiyǒu yòng zài zāimín shēnshang, érshì liúrù le shǎoshù rén de sīnáng.

The donations were not spent on the disaster victims but went into the pockets of a few people.

usage

Almost always in 中饱私囊, to line one's own pockets with money meant for others. Written, and always disapproving.

私 sī

囊 náng