zhōng bǎo sī náng

Traditional: 中飽私囊

中饱私囊 (zhōng bǎo sī náng) is a Chinese word meaning “to stuff one's pockets; to take bribes”.

Meanings

  1. 1to stuff one's pockets
  2. 2to take bribes

Characters in 中饱私囊

中zhōng · within; among; in饱bǎo · to eat till full私sī · personal囊nāng · used in 囊膪[nang1 chuai4] and 囊揣[nang1 chuai4]

Related words

中within; among; in中to hit (a target)中(bound form) China; Chinese其中among中心center; heart; core私人private高中senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])高中to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)中国China集中to concentrate中间the middle; the inside之中inside

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