据为己有 — Chinese idiom
据为己有
jù wéi jǐ yǒu
Traditional: 據為己有
Meaning
- to illegally take possession of; to appropriate
Character by character
- 据jùto possess, to occupy; position; base
- 为wéito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
- 己jǐself, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly ste
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
Idioms sharing a character
- 引经据典 yǐn jīng jù diǎn
- 真凭实据 zhēn píng shí jù
- 进退失据 jìn tuì shī jù
- 一之为甚 yī zhī wéi shèn
- 一分为二 yī fēn wéi èr
- 一言为定 yī yán wéi dìng
- 一言为重 yī yán wéi zhòng
- 不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán
- 不足为奇 bù zú wéi qí
- 不足为怪 bù zú wéi guài
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