粵

公gung1報bou3私si1仇sau4

simp公报私仇
gung1 bou3 si1 sau4gōng bào sī chóu

English

  1. to use public office to avenge private wrongs
  2. to retaliate in work or official matters out of personal spite

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 假借公事報復私人恩怨

Examples

  • 公報私仇唔係君子所為。

    Retaliating in official matters out of personal spite is not what a gentleman does.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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