克己奉公 |
kè jǐ fèng gōng |
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication / to serve the public interest wholeheartedly |
克 |
Kè |
abbr. for 克罗地亚, Croatia / (Tw) abbr. for 克罗埃西亚, Croatia |
克 |
kè |
to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares |
克 |
Kè |
Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
克 |
kè |
variant of 克 / to subdue / to overthrow / to restrain |
克 |
kè |
variant of 克 |
克己 |
kè jǐ |
self-restraint / discipline / selflessness |
己 |
jǐ |
self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa |
奉 |
fèng |
to offer (tribute) / to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) / to esteem / to revere / to believe in (a religion) / to wait upon / to accept orders (from superior) |
奉公 |
fèng gōng |
to pursue public affairs |
公 |
gōng |
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) |