jiān
shǒu
dào

idiom
common

Meaning of 监守自盗

监守自盗 means to embezzle; to steal what one is entrusted to guard. Pronounced jiān shǒu zì dào.

  • to embezzle; to steal what one is entrusted to guard

Definitions & Examples

míng
yín
háng
zhí
yuán
jiān
shǒu
dào
 
juǎn
zǒu
le
shù
bǎi
wàn
cún
kuǎn
 

That bank employee embezzled, absconding with millions in customer deposits.

Cāng
guǎn
yuán
jiān
shǒu
dào
de
xíng
wéi
bèi
jiān
kòng
shè
xiàng
tóu
pāi
le
xià
lái
 

The warehouse supervisor's act of stealing from the stock was captured on surveillance cameras.

Zhè
zhǒng
jiān
shǒu
dào
de
xíng
jìng
yán
zhòng
huài
le
gōng
zhòng
duì
zhèng
de
xìn
rèn
 

This kind of embezzlement severely undermines public trust in the government.