wèi​gōng

for the public good

  • created reference approved 为公/為公 → 为私/為私 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    为公 / 為公 wèi​gōng

    为私 / 為私 wèi​sī

    antonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 为公/為公 · wèi​gōng · for the public good — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    为公 / 為公

    wèi​gōng

    for the public good

    To act for the benefit of the general public; for the sake of the common good.

    为, 公

    为 (literal) → 为/為 · wèi · for 公 (literal) → 公 · gōng · public

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 为公/為公 · wèi​gōng · on official grounds — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    为公 / 為公

    wèi​gōng

    on official grounds

    To act from the perspective of official duty or public business as opposed to personal interests.

    为, 公

    为 (literal) → 为/為 · wèi · for 公 (literal) → 公 · gōng · official

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

    created sense