損公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

損 sǔn diminish; impair; injure
公 gōng
HSK 2
fair, equitable; public; duke
肥 féi
HSK 4
fat, plump, obese; fertile
私 sī
HSK 5
private, personal; secret