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中饱私囊 (中飽私囊)
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

中饱私囊 [zhōnɡbǎosīnánɡ]
  1. 1. To embezzle money and articles one deals with and to appropriate them for oneself.
    身为执法人员,更不应该利用职务之便中饱私囊了。
    As a law enforcement official, one shouldn't line his own pockets with public funds.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

中饱私囊 [zhōnɡbǎosīnánɡ]
  1. 1. 从中侵吞经手的钱物,装满自己的腰包。

Examples

他用纳税人的钱中饱私囊
He was lining his own pockets with taxpayers' money.
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