公报私雠
gōng​bào​sī​chóu

to use public office to settle a private grudge

  • created reference approved 公报私雠/公報私讎 → 公报私仇/公報私仇 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    公报私雠 / 公報私讎 gōng​bào​sī​chóu

    公报私仇 / 公報私仇 gōng​bào​sī​chóu

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 公报私雠/公報私讎 · gōng​bào​sī​chóu · to use public office to settle a private grudge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    公报私雠 / 公報私讎

    gōng​bào​sī​chóu

    to use public office to settle a private grudge

    To abuse one's official position or public authority to take revenge for a personal grievance.

    公 (literal) → 公 · gōng · official 报 (literal) → 报/報 · bào · to retaliate 私 (literal) → 私 · sī · private 雠 (literal) → 雠/讎 · chóu · hatred

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense