损公肥私 — “To seek private gain at public expense”
损公肥私 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek private gain at public expense”. To enrich oneself by harming public interests.
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损公肥私 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 损sǔn
- 公gōng
- 肥féi
- 私sī
损公肥私 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 损公肥私
他利用职务之便，损公肥私，给公司带来了巨大损失。
He took advantage of his position to seek private gain at the expense of the company, causing huge losses to the company.
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More idioms starting with 损
- sǔn损shàng上yì益xià下diminish the top to enrich the bottom
- sǔn损zhī之yòu又sǔn损to be exceedingly humble
- sǔn损rén人bù不lì利jǐ己harm others, benefit self not
- sǔn损rén人ān安jǐ己harm others to benefit oneself
- sǔn损rén人hài害jǐ己harm others and oneself
- sǔn损rén人yì益jǐ己harm others to benefit oneself
- sǔn损rén人féi肥jǐ己harm others to benefit oneself
- sǔn损bīng兵zhé折jiàng将suffer heavy casualties and losses
- sǔn损jūn军zhé折jiàng将suffer heavy losses in battle
- sǔn损jǐ己lì利rén人harm oneself to benefit others
- sǔn损jǐ己lì利wù物Harm oneself to benefit others
Questions about 损公肥私
- What does 损公肥私 mean?
- 损公肥私 (sǔn gōng féi sī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek private gain at public expense”.
- How do you pronounce 损公肥私?
- 损公肥私 is pronounced sǔn gōng féi sī in Mandarin Chinese.
- What is the Chinese definition of 损公肥私?
- 损害公家的利益而使私人获利。