不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
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1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
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2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
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1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
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2 malicious and duplicitous
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
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1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
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2 plagiarism
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
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1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
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1 to announce to the world (idiom)
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2 to make public
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3 to let everyone know
公之于众
gōng zhī yú zhòng
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1 to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
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2 to let the world know
公事公办
gōng shì gōng bàn
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1 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
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1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
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2 selfless
公说公有理,婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
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1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
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1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
公诸于世
gōng zhū yú shì
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1 to announce to the world (idiom)
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2 to make public
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3 to let everyone know
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
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1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
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1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
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2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
司空见惯
sī kōng jiàn guàn
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1 a common occurrence (idiom)
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
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1 lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
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2 fig. an open secret
各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
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1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí
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1 to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
报仇雪耻
bào chóu xuě chǐ
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1 to take revenge and erase humiliation (idiom)
报仇雪恨
bào chóu xuě hèn
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1 to take revenge and wipe out a grudge (idiom)
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
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1 Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
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2 the weather is not favorable for the planned activity