Abandon the public for private

Abandon the public for private

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Q ì g ō ngy í ngs ī, which means to abandon public welfare and seek private interests. From the history of the Yuan Dynasty

The origin of Idioms

According to the chronicle of emperor TAIDING in the history of the Yuan Dynasty, "the envoys of the four sides, who were worshipped for public and private purposes, were not honest. Therefore, the gods were not familiar with the standard. Please choose them carefully."

Idiom usage

It means to seek personal gain. example Communists should not abandon public interests.