中饱私囊 (zhōng bǎo sī náng) — to embezzle public funds; to line one's own pockets with misappropriated money

Definizione

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

Esempi

  • 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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