公而忘私 gōng ér wàng sī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄙ gung1 ji4 mong4 si1
- for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
- selfless
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公
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 公主 gōng zhǔ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˇ gung1 zyu2 princess
- 公事 gōng shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ gung1 si6 work-related matters
- 公债 公債 gōng zhài ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄞˋ gung1 zaai3 government bond
- 公仆 公僕 gōng pú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄆㄨˊ gung1 buk6 public servant
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- 公元 gōng yuán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ gung1 jyun4 CE (Common Era)
- 公克 gōng kè ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜˋ gung1 hak1 gram
- 公公 gōng gong ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄍㄨㄥ gung1 gung1 husband's father; father-in-law
- 公共 gōng gòng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˋ gung1 gung6 public; common; communal
- 公函 gōng hán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄏㄢˊ gung1 haam4 official letter
- 公分 gōng fēn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄣ gung1 fan1 centimeter (cm)
- 公务 公務 gōng wù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨˋ gung1 mou6 official business
- 公司 gōng sī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ gung1 si1 company; firm; corporation
- 公告 gōng gào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠˋ gung1 gou3 post
- 公园 公園 gōng yuán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ gung1 jyun2 park (for public recreation)
- 公墓 gōng mù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋ gung1 mou6 public cemetery
- 公安 gōng ān ㄍㄨㄥ ㄢ gung1 on1 (Ministry of) Public Security
- 公寓 gōng yù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩˋ gung1 jyu6 apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc)
- 公尺 gōng chǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔˇ gung1 cek3 (Tw) meter (unit of length)
- 公布 gōng bù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ gung1 bou3 to announce; to make public; to publish
而
- 偶而 ǒu ér ㄡˇ ㄦˊ ngau5 ji4 occasionally
- 反而 fǎn ér ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ faan2 ji4 on the contrary; instead
- 因而 yīn ér ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ jan1 ji4 therefore
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 时而 時而 shí ér ㄕˊ ㄦˊ si4 ji4 occasionally; from time to time
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- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
- 而且 ér qiě ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ji4 ce2 (not only ...) but also
- 而已 ér yǐ ㄦˊ ㄧˇ ji4 ji5 that's all
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
- 而言 ér yán ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji4 jin4 (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 进而 進而 jìn ér ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊ zeon3 ji4 and then; and thereby; and in turn
- 一概而论 一概而論 yī gài ér lùn ㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6 to lump different matters together (idiom)
- 一般而言 yī bān ér yán ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ jat1 bun1 ji4 jin4 generally speaking
- 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 unknown
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1 to disappear without trace
- 不辞而别 不辭而別 bù cí ér bié ㄅㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ bat1 ci4 ji4 bit6 to leave without saying good-bye
- 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
忘
- 忘掉 wàng diào ㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ mong4 diu6 to forget
- 忘记 忘記 wàng jì ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧˋ mong4 gei3 to forget
- 遗忘 遺忘 yí wàng ㄧˊ ㄨㄤˋ wai4 mong4 to forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
- 难忘 難忘 nán wàng ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄤˋ naan4 mong4 unforgettable
- 忘不了 wàng bu liǎo ㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ mong4 bat1 liu5 cannot forget
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- 废寝忘食 廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí ㄈㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˊ fai3 cam2 mong4 sik6 (idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
- 念念不忘 niàn niàn bù wàng ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄤˋ nim6 nim6 bat1 mong4 to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
- 健忘 jiàn wàng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ gin6 mong4 forgetful
- 善忘 shàn wàng ㄕㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ sin6 mong4 to be forgetful; to have a short memory
- 忘八 wàng bā ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄚ mong4 baat3 see 王八
- 忘却 忘卻 wàng què ㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ mong4 koek3 to forget
- 忘性 wàng xìng ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ mong4 sing3 forgetfulness
- 忘恩 wàng ēn ㄨㄤˋ ㄣ mong4 jan1 to be ungrateful
- 忘情 wàng qíng ㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ mong4 cing4 unmoved
- 忘怀 忘懷 wàng huái ㄨㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ mong4 waai4 to forget
- 忘我 wàng wǒ ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄛˇ mong4 ngo5 selflessness
- 忘本 wàng běn ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄣˇ mong4 bun2 to forget one's roots
- 忘机 忘機 wàng jī ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧ mong4 gei1 free of worldly concerns
- 忘词 忘詞 wàng cí ㄨㄤˋ ㄘˊ (of a singer, actor etc) to forget one's lines
- 忘餐 wàng cān ㄨㄤˋ ㄘㄢ mong4 caan1 to forget one's meals
私
- 无私 無私 wú sī ㄨˊ ㄙ mou4 si1 selfless
- 私下 sī xià ㄙ ㄒㄧㄚˋ si1 haa6 in private
- 私事 sī shì ㄙ ㄕˋ si1 si6 personal matters
- 私人 sī rén ㄙ ㄖㄣˊ si1 jan4 private
- 私心 sī xīn ㄙ ㄒㄧㄣ si1 sam1 selfishness
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- 私有 sī yǒu ㄙ ㄧㄡˇ si1 jau5 private
- 私营 私營 sī yíng ㄙ ㄧㄥˊ si1 jing4 privately-owned
- 私立 sī lì ㄙ ㄌㄧˋ si1 laap6 privately-run; private (school, hospital etc)
- 私自 sī zì ㄙ ㄗˋ si1 zi6 private; personal
- 自私 zì sī ㄗˋ ㄙ zi6 si1 selfish
- 走私 zǒu sī ㄗㄡˇ ㄙ zau2 si1 to smuggle
- 隐私 隱私 yǐn sī ㄧㄣˇ ㄙ jan2 si1 secrets
- 私家车 私家車 sī jiā chē ㄙ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄜ si1 gaa1 ce1 private car
- 私房钱 私房錢 sī fáng qián ㄙ ㄈㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ si1 fong4 cin2 secret purse
- 大公无私 大公無私 dà gōng wú sī ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨˊ ㄙ daai6 gung1 mou4 si1 selfless
- 自私自利 zì sī zì lì ㄗˋ ㄙ ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ zi6 si1 zi6 lei6 everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others
- 偏私 piān sī ㄆㄧㄢ ㄙ pin1 si1 to practice favoritism
- 公私 gōng sī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ gung1 si1 public and private (interests, initiative etc)
- 因私 yīn sī ㄧㄣ ㄙ jan1 si1 private (i.e. not work-related 因公)
- 家私 jiā sī ㄐㄧㄚ ㄙ gaa1 si1 family property