私吞 sī tūn ㄙ ㄊㄨㄣ si1 tan1
- to misappropriate (public funds etc)
- to embezzle
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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
吞
- 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨˇ ㄊㄨˇ tan1 tan1 tou3 tou3 to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
- 并吞 併吞 bìng tūn ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄣ bing3 tan1 to swallow up
- 侵吞 qīn tūn ㄑㄧㄣ ㄊㄨㄣ cam1 tan1 to annex
- 吞并 吞併 tūn bìng ㄊㄨㄣ ㄅㄧㄥˋ tan1 bing3 to annex
- 吞吃 tūn chī ㄊㄨㄣ ㄔ tan1 hek3 to devour
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- 吞吐 tūn tǔ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨˇ tan1 tou3 to take in and send out (in large quantities)
- 吞噬 tūn shì ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕˋ tan1 sai6 to swallow
- 吞咽 吞嚥 tūn yàn ㄊㄨㄣ ㄧㄢˋ tan1 jin3 to swallow
- 吞服 tūn fú ㄊㄨㄣ ㄈㄨˊ tan1 fuk6 to swallow
- 吞没 吞沒 tūn mò ㄊㄨㄣ ㄇㄛˋ tan1 mut6 to embezzle
- 吞灭 吞滅 tūn miè ㄊㄨㄣ ㄇㄧㄝˋ tan1 mit6 to absorb
- 吞精 tūn jīng ㄊㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄥ tan1 zing1 to swallow semen
- 吞声 吞聲 tūn shēng ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕㄥ tan1 sing1 to swallow one's cries
- 吞金 tūn jīn ㄊㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ tan1 gam1 to commit suicide by swallowing gold
- 吞音 tūn yīn ㄊㄨㄣ ㄧㄣ tan1 jam1 (linguistics) elision
- 吞食 tūn shí ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕˊ tan1 sik6 to devour
- 温吞 溫吞 wēn tūn ㄨㄣ ㄊㄨㄣ wan1 tan1 tepid; lukewarm
- 独吞 獨吞 dú tūn ㄉㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄣ duk6 tan1 to hog
- 云吞 雲吞 yún tūn ㄩㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄣ wan4 tan1 wonton
- 吞吐量 tūn tǔ liàng ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ tan1 tou3 loeng4 throughput
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 官报私仇 官報私仇 guān bào sī chóu ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄠˋ ㄙ ㄔㄡˊ gun1 bou3 si1 sau4 to take advantage of official post for personal revenge (idiom)
- 官私合营 官私合營 guān sī hé yíng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄥˊ gun1 si1 hap6 jing4 public and private interests working together (idiom)
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- 假公济私 假公濟私 jiǎ gōng jì sī ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄙ gaa2 gung1 zai3 si1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
- 结党营私 結黨營私 jié dǎng yíng sī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄤˇ ㄧㄥˊ ㄙ git3 dong2 jing4 si1 (idiom) to form a clique for self-serving purposes
- 窃窃私语 竊竊私語 qiè qiè sī yǔ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄙ ㄩˇ sit3 sit3 si1 jyu5 (idiom) to whisper
- 损公肥私 損公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī ㄙㄨㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄟˊ ㄙ syun2 gung1 fei4 si1 to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense
- 铁面无私 鐵面無私 tiě miàn wú sī ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄙ tit3 min6 mou4 si1 strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)
- 乌鸟私情 烏鳥私情 wū niǎo sī qíng ㄨ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄙ ㄑㄧㄥˊ wu1 niu5 si1 cing4 lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom)
- 徇私枉法 xùn sī wǎng fǎ ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄙ ㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ seon1 si1 wong2 faat3 to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
- 蚕食鲸吞 蠶食鯨吞 cán shí jīng tūn ㄘㄢˊ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄨㄣ caam4 sik6 king4 tan1 lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom)
- 囫囵吞枣 囫圇吞棗 hú lún tūn zǎo ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄗㄠˇ fat1 leon4 tan1 zou2 to swallow in one gulp (idiom)
- 狼吞虎咽 狼吞虎嚥 láng tūn hǔ yàn ㄌㄤˊ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄏㄨˇ ㄧㄢˋ long4 tan1 fu2 jin3 to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
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- 忍气吞声 忍氣吞聲 rěn qì tūn shēng ㄖㄣˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕㄥ jan2 hei3 tan1 seng1 to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
- 生吞活剥 生吞活剝 shēng tūn huó bō ㄕㄥ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄛ sang1 tan1 wut6 mok1 to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
- 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨˇ ㄊㄨˇ tan1 tan1 tou3 tou3 to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
- 吞云吐雾 吞雲吐霧 tūn yún tǔ wù ㄊㄨㄣ ㄩㄣˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄨˋ tan1 wan4 tou3 mou6 to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
- 饮恨吞声 飲恨吞聲 yǐn hèn tūn shēng ㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕㄥ jam2 han6 tan1 sing1 to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)