舍己为公
Traditional form:
捨己為公
Pinyin (reading):
shějǐwèigōng
Definitions:
- to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
- selfless and public spirited
Characters:
- 舍 - house, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up
- 己 - self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
- 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
- 公 - fair, equitable; public; duke
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