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舍己为公

shě jǐ wèi gōng

4-character word Traditional 捨己為公

What 舍己为公 means

1. to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
2. selfless and public spirited

The characters in 舍己为公

• 舍shěto give up; to abandon; to give alms
• 己jǐself; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 公gōngpublic; collectively owned; common