損公肥私
sǔn​gōng​féi​sī

to enrich oneself at public expense

  • created sense approved 损公肥私/損公肥私 · sǔn​gōng​féi​sī · to enrich oneself at public expense — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    损公肥私 / 損公肥私

    sǔn​gōng​féi​sī

    to enrich oneself at public expense

    to damage the public interest for personal profit; to feather one's nest by misappropriating state or collective funds

    损 (literal) → 损/損 · sǔn · to damage 公 (literal) → 公 · gōng · public 肥 (literal) → 肥 · féi · to enrich oneself 私 (literal) → 私 · sī · personal interest

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    created sense