abuse one 's power to seek personal gain
Using power for personal gain, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ Qu á nm ó us ī, which refers to the use of power in hand for personal gain. It comes from Deng Xiaoping's "unity depends on ideals and discipline".
The origin of Idioms
Deng Xiaoping's "unity depends on ideals and discipline": "some party and government organs have set up many companies, which use the funds allocated by the state to do business, seek private interests with power and turn public interests into private interests."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms self enrichment, malpractice, and self serving antonyms selfless, one heart for the public, self-restraint
Idiom usage
We should firmly crack down on the criminals who have committed crimes.
Chinese PinYin : yǐ quán móu sī
abuse one 's power to seek personal gain
like having prickles on the back. bèi shēng máng cì
Looking at the mountain with one's cheek. zhǔ jiá kàn shān
no kernels or seeds are gathered , as in a year of scarcity. kē lì wú shōu