损 公 肥 私

sǔn gōng féi sīdictionary entry

to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom) / personal profit at public expense / venal and selfish behavior

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

損公肥私 损公肥私 [sun3 gong1 fei2 si1] /to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense/venal and selfish behavior/

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Other forms in these source records: 損公肥私

损
sǔn
(bound form) to decrease / to diminish / (bound form) to harm / to damage / (coll.) to ridicule / to deride / (coll.) mean / nasty / sarcastic
公
gōng
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
肥
féi
fat / fertile / loose-fitting or large / to fertilize / to become rich by illegal means / fertilizer / manure
私
sī
(bound form) personal / private / (bound form) selfish / (bound form) clandestine / (bound form) illicit / (Internet slang) to send a private message to sb

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