Use the public against private interests
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ g ō ngmi è s ī, which means to remove personal feelings or grudges with public heart. From book Zhouguan.
Idiom usage
The history of Tai Shi should write about the calamity. May your majesty accept the application to strengthen the spirit of talents and cultivate the backbone of people's speech with an open mind. We should think of the nation's foundation and use the public to eliminate private affairs. We should be strict with the border and prepare for the danger.
The origin of Idioms
In the book of Zhouguan, it is said that "to destroy private affairs with the public, the people will accept it." Cai Shenji said: "with the justice of the world, destroy one's own private feelings."
Idiom explanation
It points out that we should take away personal feelings or grudges with public heart.
Use the public against private interests
every family circulates and everyone knows - hù gào rén xiǎo
would as lief die as live in dishonour - níng sǐ bù rǔ