公报私仇 — “To abuse one's public position or authority to settle a personal score”
公报私仇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abuse one's public position or authority to settle a personal score”. To take revenge under the guise of official duty.
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公报私仇 Pronunciation and Pinyin
公报私仇 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 公报私仇
他因为对同事心存不满，竟然在项目评审中公报私仇，故意刁难
Because he held a grudge against his colleague, he took advantage of the project review to settle a personal score, deliberately making things difficult.
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More idioms starting with 公
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- gōng公zhī之yú于zhòng众make public to the masses
- gōng公mǎi买gōng公mài卖fair buying and selling
- gōng公shì事gōng公bàn办handle official business impartially
- gōng公xiū修gōng公dé德，，pó婆xiū修pó婆dé德Each cultivates their own virtue
- gōng公gong公pó婆po婆husband's parents
- gōng公gong公dào道dào道fair and impartial
- gōng公yě冶fēi非zuì罪unjustly accused or imprisoned
- gōng公tīng听bìng并guān观Listen to all sides and observe broadly
- gōng公zǐ子gē哥er儿pampered playboy
- gōng公zǐ子wáng王sūn孙sons of nobility and high officials
- gōng公ěr尔wàng忘sī私forget private matters for public good
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What does 公报私仇 mean?
公报私仇 (gōng bào sī chóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abuse one's public position or authority to settle a personal score”.
How do you pronounce 公报私仇?
公报私仇 is pronounced gōng bào sī chóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 公报私仇?
假借公事报私人的仇恨。