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Home / Idiom / 枵腹从公

serve others without salary · attend to official duties on an empty stomach

枵腹从公
xiāo fù cóng gōng
x+iāo·1st tonef+ù·4th tonec+óng·2nd toneg+ōng·1st tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work废寝忘食fèi qǐn wàng shíto bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost鞠躬尽瘁jū gōng jìn cuìself-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication · to serve the public interest wholeheartedly克己奉公kè jǐ fèng gōng
Antonyms
extravagant in the extreme (idiom)穷奢极侈qióng shē jí chǐsatisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through · without high ambitions, but getting by得过且过dé guò qiě guò