steal what is entrusted to one 's care

steal what is entrusted to one 's care

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Ji ā NL í NZ ì D à o, which means to steal the property in the care of oneself on official business, the same as "the supervisor steals himself". It comes from "biography of famous officials · Du Yan" quoted in Volume 2 of Lei Shuo.

The origin of Idioms

The second volume of Lei Shuo quoted Du Yan, a biography of famous officials, as follows: "Yan was in Zhongshu, and Quan Xing wanted to go there. He entered the court with the supervisor of Shun and Qin, so the paper supervisor was forced to steal his name to shake Yan, and Yan also wanted to withdraw."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: self theft, self theft [antonym]: set an example

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, object and attributive; it refers to stealing the things under one's guard. As an example, Kuhuang, the Minister of prison, sat in prison and was invited by Sichang. Then he took charge of Anhua army and placed Yingzhou. History of the Song Dynasty: biography of Xue Sichang