私仇

sīchóu

noun #26,622

Meanings

他利用职权来报私仇，被上级处分了。

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.

公事是公事，不应把私仇带入工作中。

Gōngshì shì gōngshì, bù yīng bǎ sīchóu dàirù 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