公而忘私 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

公gōng而ér忘wàng私sī

for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically; selfless

Characters in this word

4

公

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public, collectively owned, common, international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar), make public, fair, just, Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4], honorable (gentlemen), father-in-law, male (animal)

Pinyin: gōng

Strokes: 4
Frequency: 10647 of 2500

Words starting with 公 Words ending in 公 Anywhere in a word

而

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and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)

Pinyin: ér

Strokes: 6
Frequency: 131 of 2500

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忘

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to forget, to overlook, to neglect

Pinyin: wàng

Strokes: 7
Frequency: 551 of 2500

Words starting with 忘 Words ending in 忘 Anywhere in a word

私

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personal, private, selfish

Pinyin: sī

Strokes: 7
Frequency: 15909 of 2500

Words starting with 私 Words ending in 私 Anywhere in a word