假公济私 in English jia3 gong1 ji4 si1 Meaning

Meanings

  • official authority used for private interests (idiomatic expression); to attain private ends by abusing public position

Simplified Characters

假 公 济 私

Traditional Characters

假 公 濟 私

Pinyin

jia3 gong1 ji4 si1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

假jia3see 假掰[gei1 bai1] 公gong1public 济ji4used in place names associated with the Ji River 濟水|济水[Ji3 Shui3] 私si1personal