公而忘私

Mandarin · pinyin gōng ér wàng sī

Meanings

  1. for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
  2. selfless
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公
gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
而
ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
忘
wàng · forget; neglect; miss, omit
私
sī · private, personal; secret
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1–2–4–1 · gong1 er2 wang4 si1

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gung1 ji4 mong4 si1

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Exact source record公而忘私 公而忘私 [gong1 er2 wang4 si1] /for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically/selfless/