4 characters Idiom and proverb 10 732

Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「奉公克己」 below.

Here’s the idiom 「奉公克己」, with its definition and practical application described below.

It means to be strict with oneself and serve the public wholeheartedly.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fèng gōng kè jǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fung6 gung1 hak1 gei2

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