公報私仇 [－报－－]

Jyutping gung1 bou3 si1 sau4
Pinyin gōng bào sī chóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to use public office to avenge private wrongs
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    假借​公事​報​復​私人​恩怨
    to retaliate in work or official matters out of personal spite
    • 公報私仇唔係君子所為。
      公报私仇唔系君子所为。
      gung1 bou3 si1 sau4 m4 hai6 gwan1 zi2 so2 wai4.
      Retaliating in official matters out of personal spite is not what a gentleman does.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to use one's official position to avenge a personal grudge
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    公报私仇唔系君子所为。
    公報私仇唔係君子所為。
    gung1 bou3 si1 sau4 m4 hai6 gwan1 zi2 so2 wai4.
    • Retaliating in official matters out of personal spite is not what a gentleman does.
  2. Cantonese
    佢唔啹我好耐啦，今次公报私仇咋嘛！
    佢唔啹我好耐啦，今次公報私仇咋嘛！
    keoi5 m4 goe4 ngo5 hou2 noi6 laa1, gam1 ci3 gung1 bou3 si1 sau4 zaa3 maa3!
    • He has hated me for a long time, these new policies of his are just a disguise to dispose of me!
  3. Cantonese
    班警察乱咁执法，公报私仇，完全当公义冇到。
    班警察亂咁執法，公報私仇，完全當公義冇到。
    • Policemen enforced the law however they saw fit with the sole purpose of seeking personal revenge; justice is nowhere to be seen.