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公报私仇
gōng​bào​sī​chóu

to use public office for private revenge

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 公 gōng noun
    official
    (bound form) official business; government duties
  2. 报 報 bào verbnoun
    to retaliate
    to retaliate; to take revenge; to avenge
  3. 私 sī nounadjective
    private
    (bound form) personal; private; belonging to an individual rather than the public or government
  4. 仇 chóu nounverb
    hatred
    hatred, enmity, or a deep-seated grudge
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