custodian steals from his own charge
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to embezzle; to steal what one is entrusted to guard
formalA classical idiom describing a serious breach of trust, often used in legal, financial, or moral contexts. It implies corruption from within.
Nà那
míng名
yín银
háng行
zhí职
yuán员
jiān监
shǒu守
zì自
dào盗
，
juǎn卷
zǒu走
le了
kè客
hù户
shù数
bǎi百
wàn万
cún存
kuǎn款
。
That bank employee embezzled, absconding with millions in customer deposits.
Cāng仓
kù库
guǎn管
lǐ理
yuán员
jiān监
shǒu守
zì自
dào盗
de的
xíng行
wéi为
bèi被
jiān监
kòng控
shè摄
xiàng像
tóu头
pāi拍
le了
xià下
lái来
。
The warehouse supervisor's act of stealing from the stock was captured on surveillance cameras.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
jiān监
shǒu守
zì自
dào盗
de的
xíng行
jìng径
yán严
zhòng重
pò破
huài坏
le了
gōng公
zhòng众
duì对
zhèng政
fǔ府
de的
xìn信
rèn任
。
This kind of embezzlement severely undermines public trust in the government.