中饱私囊 (zhōng bǎo sī náng) — to embezzle public funds; to line one's own pockets with misappropriated money
Definition
A formal, written idiom for an official or insider who pockets public money — strongly negative, used in news, reports, and legal contexts, not in casual speech.
idiom
to embezzle public fundsto line one's own pockets with misappropriated money
Examples
- 中饱私囊。Nà ge guān yuán yīn wèi zhōng bǎo sī náng bèi diào chá le.That official is under investigation for embezzling public funds.
- 中饱私囊，。Tā lì yòng zhí quán zhōng bǎo sī náng, zuì hòu láng dāng rù yù.He used his authority to line his own pockets, and ended up in prison.
- ，中饱私囊。Gōng sī zhàng mù yǒu wèn tí, huái yí yǒu rén zhōng bǎo sī náng.There's something wrong with the company's accounts; someone is suspected of embezzlement.
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