1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
俭以养廉
jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián
1 frugality makes honesty (idiom)
公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
1 to announce to the world (idiom)
2 to make public
3 to let everyone know
公之于众
gōng zhī yú zhòng
1 to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
2 to let the world know
公事公办
gōng shì gōng bàn
1 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
2 selfless
公说公有理,婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
公诸于世
gōng zhū yú shì
1 to announce to the world (idiom)
2 to make public
3 to let everyone know
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
勤政廉政
qín zhèng lián zhèng
1 honest and industrious government functionaries (idiom)
因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí
1 to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng
1 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
2 to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
1 Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
2 the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
1 Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
2 the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
天公地道
tiān gōng dì dào
1 absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
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