克己奉公

Chinese

		to control one's desires; to practice self-restraint; frugal to control one's desires; to practice self-restraint; frugal; economical; thrifty	to perform official duties
trad. (克己奉公/剋己奉公)		克己/剋己	奉公
simp. (克己奉公)		克己	奉公

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kèjǐfènggōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ gei² fung⁶ gung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kèjǐfènggōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kèjǐfònggong
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo⁴-chi³-fêng⁴-kung¹
    • Yale: kè-jǐ-fèng-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kehjiifenqgong
    • Palladius: кэцзифэнгун (kɛczifɛngun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hak¹ gei² fung⁶ gung¹
    • Yale: hāk géi fuhng gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ gei² fung⁶ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: heg¹ géi² fung⁶ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ kei̯³⁵ fʊŋ²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

克己奉公

1. to be wholeheartedly devoted to public duty; to work selflessly for the public interest