Selling public goods for personal gain

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