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
Against the public to the private
close the country to international intercourse - bì guān zì zhǔ
ride the wind and cleave the waves - cháng fēng pò làng
women who died in defence of their honour - sān zhēn wǔ liè
the time when spring breezes bring the news of the flowers - huā xìn nián huá