Meaning of 枵腹从公
枵腹从公 means to attend to public duties on an empty stomach; to work for the public good while enduring personal hardship, especially hunger. Pronounced xiāo fù cóng gōng.
- to attend to public duties on an empty stomach; to work for the public good while enduring personal hardship, especially hunger
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
xiāo枵
fù腹
cóng从
gōng公
，
wèi为
le了
chù处
lǐ理
jǐn紧
jí急
wén文
jiàn件
lián连
wǔ午
fàn饭
dōu都
gù顾
bu不
shàng上
chī吃
。
He worked on an empty stomach for the public good, so busy with urgent documents that he couldn't even stop for lunch.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
xiàn县
zhǎng长
yī一
shēng生
qīng清
lián廉
，
cháng常
cháng常
xiāo枵
fù腹
cóng从
gōng公
，
shēn深
dé得
bǎi百
xìng姓
ài爱
dài戴
。
This old county magistrate was honest all his life, often working on an empty stomach for public affairs, and was deeply loved by the people.
Zài在
nà那
ge个
jiān艰
kǔ苦
de的
nián年
dài代
，
xǔ许
duō多
gàn干
bù部
xiāo枵
fù腹
cóng从
gōng公
，
háo毫
wú无
yuàn怨
yán言
。
In those difficult years, many cadres worked for the public on empty stomachs without a word of complaint.
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