损公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī

harm public interest for personal gain

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense
  2. 2. venal and selfish behavior

Characters

Character Meaning
损 sǔn HSK 5
to damage; to harm; to decrease
公 gōng HSK 2
public; fair; just
肥 féi HSK 4
fat; loose-fitting or large; fertile
私 sī HSK 5
private; personal; selfish