Selling public goods for personal gain
Selling for public and private use is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is m à Ig à ngy í ngs à, which means selling public interest for personal gain. It comes from the biography of Zhao heizhuan.
The origin of Idioms
Zhao heizhuan in the book of Wei states: "senior officials are rich enough to support themselves, and they are unwilling to sell for public and private affairs."
Idiom usage
He wanted to, but he couldn't.
Analysis of Idioms
Be selfless for the public
Chinese PinYin : mài gōng yíng sī
Selling public goods for personal gain
be at peace at seeing peach flowers flowing away with water. liú shuǐ táo huā
disappear like snow when hot water is thrown on it. rú tāng guàn xuě
There is no match for kindness. cí míng wú shuāng
more than can be counted on one 's fingers. zhǐ bù shèng qū