飽私囊
Chinese
| to eat till full; satisfied | private purse; one's own pocket | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (飽私囊) | 飽 | 私囊 | |
| simp. (饱私囊) | 饱 | 私囊 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bǎosīnáng
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄙ ㄋㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǎosihnáng
- Wade–Giles: pao3-ssŭ1-nang2
- Yale: bǎu-sz̄-náng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baosynang
- Palladius: баосынан (baosynan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ nɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baau2 si1 nong4
- Yale: báau sī nòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: baau2 si1 nong4
- Guangdong Romanization: bao2 xi1 nong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːu̯³⁵ siː⁵⁵ nɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
飽私囊
- to embezzle; to line one's pockets; to feather one's nest