奉公克己
Traditional form:
奉公克己
Pinyin (reading):
fènggōngkèjǐ
Definitions:
- self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
- to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
Characters:
- 奉 - to offer, to respect, to server; to receive
- 公 - fair, equitable; public; duke
- 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
- 己 - self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
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