private purse; one's own pocket
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
private purse; one's own pocket (for money)
Literally refers to one's personal money bag, often with connotations of secrecy or selfishness. Most commonly used in the set phrase 中饱私囊 (to embezzle public funds).
Tā他
lì利
yòng用
zhí职
wù务
zhī之
biàn便
zhōng中
bǎo饱
sī私
náng囊
。
He took advantage of his position to embezzle public funds and line his own pockets.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
zāng赃
kuán款
quán全
bù部
nà纳
rù入
le了
tā他
de的
sī私
náng囊
。
All of this dirty money went into his private purse.
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Tān贪
guān官
men们
zǒng总
xiǎng想
zhe着
rú如
hé何
chōng充
shí实
zì自
jǐ己
de的
sī私
náng囊
。
Corrupt officials are always thinking about how to fill their own coffers.
Tā他
jiǎ假
gōng公
jì济
sī私
，
bǎ把
gōng公
jiā家
de的
dōng东
xi西
zhuāng装
jìn进
sī私
náng囊
。
He practiced favoritism under the guise of public service, pocketing public property for himself.