sǔn
gōng
féi

idiom
common
derogatory

Meaning of 损公肥私

损公肥私 means to seek private gain at public expense; to enrich oneself at the expense of the public; to feather one's own nest. Pronounced sǔn gōng féi sī.

  • to seek private gain at public expense; to enrich oneself at the expense of the public; to feather one's own nest

Definitions & Examples

xiē
guān
yuán
yòng
zhí
quán
sǔn
gōng
féi
 
zuì
zhōng
shòu
dào
le
de
zhì
cái
 

Some officials abused their power to seek private gain at public expense and were eventually punished by law.

Sǔn
gōng
féi
de
xíng
wéi
shì
dǎng
rén
mín
jué
duì
néng
róng
rěn
de
 

The behavior of enriching oneself at the expense of the public is absolutely intolerable to the Party and the people.

yīn
wèi
cháng
sǔn
gōng
féi
bèi
kāi
chú
le
dǎng
 

He was expelled from the Party for long-term embezzlement for private gain.

men
yào
jiān
jué
jué
sǔn
gōng
féi
de
xiàn
xiàng
 

We must resolutely eliminate the phenomenon of feathering one's nest at public expense.