Public and private troubles
In Chinese, the Pinyin is g ō ngs ī Ji ā OK ù n, which means that both the public and the private are in trouble. It comes from the history of the Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Shi Huo Zhi VI of the Ming Dynasty: "empty MI is dry, and public and private affairs are in trouble."
Idiom usage
At the beginning of the last century, China was unable to build a railway in its own territory.
Public and private troubles
Beyond the present and beyond the past - chāo jīn jué gǔ
take into consideration both needs of the state and the interests of the collectives - tǒng chóu jiān gù
place oneself in others ' position - shè shēn chǔ dì