Against the public to the private
In Chinese, the pronunciation is B è Ig à ngxi à ngs à, which means to harm the public and benefit the private. It comes from the book of the Song Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In the book of the Song Dynasty, records of 100 officials, it is said that "Er Qian Shi didn't obey the imperial edict, obeyed the code system, acted against the public and private interests, followed the imperial edict to protect interests, invaded the common people, and gathered money for treachery."
Idiom usage
As predicate, object, attribute
Chinese PinYin : bèi gōng xiàng sī
Against the public to the private
The river and the sea are not against the current. jiāng hǎi bù nì xiǎo liú
steal the beams and pillars and replace them with rotten timbers. chōu liáng huàn zhù