abuse one 's power to seek personal gain

abuse one 's power to seek personal gain

Using power for personal gain, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ Qu á nm ó us ī, which refers to the use of power in hand for personal gain. It comes from Deng Xiaoping's "unity depends on ideals and discipline".

The origin of Idioms

Deng Xiaoping's "unity depends on ideals and discipline": "some party and government organs have set up many companies, which use the funds allocated by the state to do business, seek private interests with power and turn public interests into private interests."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms self enrichment, malpractice, and self serving antonyms selfless, one heart for the public, self-restraint

Idiom usage

We should firmly crack down on the criminals who have committed crimes.