fill one's own pocket

fill one's own pocket

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ō NGB ǎ OS ī n á ng, which means to embezzle money to make a profit. It comes from Han Feizi, the lower right of waichu.

Idiom explanation

Satiety: profit from it. Embezzlement refers to the embezzlement of money for personal gain. People who have money and power use their work to pack their waists full.

The origin of Idioms

1. In Han Feizi, the lower right side of Wai Chu Shuo: "Bo Yi said that the master of Zhao Jian said:" the kingdom of the king is full. " The master of the bamboo slips was very happy and said, "what's the matter?" They said to each other, "the Treasury is empty at the top, the people are poor and hungry at the bottom, but the corrupt officials are rich." 2. Villains are greedy for profits. They are very good at things. Those who hate them are rich in money and have never helped the country. ——The seventh chapter of light on the wrong road by Li Lvyuan in Qing Dynasty

Idioms and allusions

In the original text, Bo Yi said that the master of Zhao bamboo slips said, "the king's kingdom is full." The master of the bamboo slips said happily, "what is it like?" He said to them, "the Treasury is empty above, the people are poor and hungry below, but the corrupt officials are rich." ——In the late spring and Autumn period, Zhao Jianzi, the ruling Minister of the state of Jin (the ancestor of the king of Zhao), sent tax collectors to collect taxes. Before leaving, the tax official asked Zhao Jianzi, "what's the tax rate this time?" Zhao Jianzi replied, "it's better not to be light or heavy. When taxes are heavy, the country is rich, but the people are poor; when taxes are light, the people are rich, but the country is poor. If you don't have selfishness, you can do it well. " At this time, a man named Bo Yi said to Zhao Jianzi, "in my opinion, your country is in fact full." Zhao Jianzi thought that Bo Yi said that his country was very rich. He was very happy and asked what Bo Yi meant. Bo Yi said straightforwardly, "in your country, the Treasury is empty above, the people below are poor, and those corrupt officials in the middle are rich." Zhao Jianzi was very surprised at this.