托公报私 — “To abuse public authority for personal revenge or gain”
托公报私 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abuse public authority for personal revenge or gain”. To use public matters to settle private scores. Literally, “Exploit public affairs for private vengeance”.
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托公报私 Pronunciation and Pinyin
托公报私 Character Breakdown
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部门经理因为与同事有过节，在分配项目时故意把重要任务交给别人，这分明是托公报私
The department manager, having a past disagreement with a colleague, deliberately assigned an important task to someone else when distributing projects; this is clearly abusing public authority for personal revenge.
Idioms Related to 托公报私
Synonyms of 托公报私
More idioms starting with 托
- tuō托zhī之kōng空yán言entrust to empty words
- tuō托yú于kōng空yán言entrust to empty talk
- tuō托gōng公xíng行sī私abuse public office for private gain
- tuō托fèng凤pān攀lóng龙curry favor with powerful figures
- tuō托qī妻fù付zi子entrust wife and children to a friend
- tuō托qī妻jì寄zǐ子entrust wife and children to another's care
- tuō托gū孤jì寄mìng命entrust orphan and vital mission
- tuō托wù物yù寓xīng兴Express feelings through objects
- tuō托wù物yù寓gǎn感express feelings through objects
- tuō托wù物yǐn引lèi类express ideas through analogy
- tuō托wù物gǎn感huái怀Express feelings through objects
- tuō托wù物lián连lèi类express feelings through objects and analogies
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Open the tool →Questions about 托公报私
What does 托公报私 mean?
托公报私 (tuō gōng bào sī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abuse public authority for personal revenge or gain”.
How do you pronounce 托公报私?
托公报私 is pronounced tuō gōng bào sī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 托公报私 literally mean?
Literally, 托公报私 means “Exploit public affairs for private vengeance”. It is used to mean “to abuse public authority for personal revenge or gain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 托公报私?
借公事报私怨。