1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
2 selfless
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
官报私仇
guān bào sī chóu
1 to take advantage of official post for personal revenge (idiom)
官私合营
guān sī hé yíng
1 public and private interests working together (idiom)
年久失修
nián jiǔ shī xiū
1 old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)
2 dilapidated
徇私枉法
xùn sī wǎng fǎ
1 to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
徇私舞弊
xùn sī wǔ bì
1 to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiom)
批郤导窾
pī xì dǎo kuǎn
1 to get right to the heart of the matter (idiom)
损公肥私
sǔn gōng féi sī
1 to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense
2 venal and selfish behavior
明修栈道,暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
乌鸟私情
wū niǎo sī qíng
1 lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom)
2 fig. filial piety
私谋叛国
sī móu pàn guó
1 to secretly plan treason (idiom)
结党营私
jié dǎng yíng sī
1 to gang up for personal interest (idiom)
2 to form a clique
自私自利
zì sī zì lì
1 everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others
2 selfish
3 mercenary
铁面无私
tiě miàn wú sī
1 strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)
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