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捨己為公
shě​jǐ​wèi​gōng

to sacrifice self for the public good

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舍己为公/ 捨己為公 shě​jǐ​wèi​gōng to sacrifice self for the public good

(idiom) to give up one's private interests for the sake of the public or the state; to behave in a selfless and public-spirited manner

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