损公肥私 in English sun3 gong1 fei2 si1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiomatic expression); personal profit at public expense
  • venal and selfish behavior

Simplified Characters

损 公 肥 私

Traditional Characters

損 公 肥 私

Pinyin

sun3 gong1 fei2 si1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

损sun3to decrease 公gong1public 肥fei2fat 私si1personal