公而忘私

gōng'érwàngsī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄙ

    • for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom) to behave altruistically
    • selfless

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

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Telling them apart

公而忘私 stresses not counting personal gain or loss and being willing to sacrifice for the cause. 大公无私 stresses fairness and having no selfish motive, usually acting from the collective interest.

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