To engage in public and private affairs

To engage in public and private affairs

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Tu ō g ō NGX í ngs ī, which means pretending to be public for personal gain. In the name of the public, seek private interests. It's from the new words of the Tang Dynasty, Jijian.

The origin of Idioms

Liu Su of the Tang Dynasty wrote in the new words of the Tang Dynasty, Ji Jian: "it is Feng Fu's city society, covering the sun and the moon, supporting public affairs and private affairs, and making friends with a small group."

Idiom usage

Used as predicate, object, attribute, etc

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: faking the public for personal gain