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假公济私 — “To use one's public position or official duties for personal gain”

假公济私 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use one's public position or official duties for personal gain”. To feather one's own nest at public expense. Literally, “Use public for private gain”.

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假公济私 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 假jiǎ
  • 公gōng
  • 济jì
  • 私sī

假公济私 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
假
jiǎ11fake, false, or holiday
公
gōng4public, common, impartial
济
jì9help overcome difficulties
私
sī7private, personal, secret

Example Sentence with 假公济私

他利用职务之便,将公司资源挪为己用,这种行为完全是假公济私。
He took advantage of his position to divert company resources for his personal benefit, which is a classic example of using public means for private ends.

Idioms Related to 假公济私

Synonyms of 假公济私

  • sǔn损gōng公féi肥sī私enrich oneself at public expense

Antonyms of 假公济私

  • gōng公shì事gōng公bàn办handle official business impartially
  • dà大gōng公wú无sī私selfless and impartial for the public good

More idioms starting with 假

  • jiǎ假rén人jiǎ假yì义feigned benevolence and righteousness
  • jiǎ假rén人cí辞sè色feign amiability or kindness
  • jiǎ假rén仁jiǎ假yì义feigned kindness and morality
  • jiǎ假rén仁jiǎ假yì意feigned benevolence and false intentions
  • jiǎ假rén仁zòng纵dí敌Feigned benevolence indulging the enemy
  • jiǎ假yǐ以cí辞sè色treat with a kindly manner and gentle words
  • jiǎ假gōng公yíng营sī私abuse public office for private gain
  • jiǎ假lì力yú于rén人leverage others' strength
  • jiǎ假míng名tuō托xìng姓assume a false name
  • jiǎ假qíng情jiǎ假yì意feigned affection, false intention
  • jiǎ假xīng惺xīng惺feigned sincerity or compassion
  • jiǎ假cí慈bēi悲feigned compassion

Questions about 假公济私

What does 假公济私 mean?
假公济私 (jiǎ gōng jì sī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use one's public position or official duties for personal gain”.
How do you pronounce 假公济私?
假公济私 is pronounced jiǎ gōng jì sī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 假公济私 literally mean?
Literally, 假公济私 means “use public for private gain”. It is used to mean “to use one's public position or official duties for personal gain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 假公济私?
假:借;济:帮助。假借公家的名义,谋取私人的利益。
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