







监临自盗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to embezzle funds or steal goods that one is entrusted to guard or manage; to commit theft while in a position of trust”. Literally, “Oversee and personally steal”.

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Open the tool →监临自盗 (jiān lín zì dào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to embezzle funds or steal goods that one is entrusted to guard or manage; to commit theft while in a position of trust”.
监临自盗 is pronounced jiān lín zì dào in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 监临自盗 means “Oversee and personally steal”. It is used to mean “to embezzle funds or steal goods that one is entrusted to guard or manage; to commit theft while in a position of trust”.
窃取公务上自己看管的财物。同“监主自盗”。