结党营私 jié dǎng yíng sī Form cliques for personal gain

Explanation

指为谋取私利而结成朋党。

Refers to forming cliques to seek personal gain.

Origin Story

话说大明朝嘉靖年间，朝中有个权倾朝野的大奸臣严嵩。他为了巩固自己的权力，拉拢了一批贪官污吏，这些人为了各自的利益，互相勾结，结党营私，贪污受贿，鱼肉百姓，弄得朝政腐败，民不聊生。严嵩的党羽遍布朝野，官员们都对他阿谀奉承，生怕得罪了他。一时间，朝中正直之士纷纷遭殃，许多正直的官员都被严嵩陷害，罢官免职，甚至被杀害。这其中就有个叫海瑞的清官，他正直不阿，敢于同严嵩对抗，严嵩派人多次行刺海瑞，但都被海瑞躲过。最终，海瑞揭露了严嵩的罪行，严嵩被皇帝处死，其党羽也被一一查处，大明朝才恢复了朗朗乾坤。

huì shuō dà míng cháo jiā jìng nián jiān, cháo zhōng yǒu gè quán qīng cháo yě de dà jiān chén yán sōng. tā wèi le gùgù zìjǐ de quánlì, lāluǒng le yī pī tānguān wūlì, zhèxiē rén wèile gèzì de lìyì, hùxiāng gōujié, jié dǎng yíng sī, tānwū shòuhuì, yú ròu bǎixìng, nòng de cháo zhèng fǔbài, mín bù liáo shēng. yán sōng de dǎng yǔ biànbù cháo yě, guānyuán men dōu duì tā ēyú fèngchéng, shēngpà dào le tā. yī shí jiān, cháo zhōng zhèngzhí zhī shì fēnfēn zāo yāng, xǔduō zhèngzhí de guānyuán dōu bèi yán sōng xiàn hài, bàiguān miǎnzhí, shènzhì bèi shāhài. zhè qízhōng jiù yǒu gè jiào hǎi ruì de qīngguān, tā zhèngzhí bù'ā, gǎn yú tóng yán sōng duìkàng, yán sōng pài rén duō cì xíng cì hǎi ruì, dàn dōu bèi hǎi ruì duǒ guò. zuìzhōng, hǎi ruì jiēlòu le yán sōng de zuìxíng, yán sōng bèi huángdì chǔ sǐ, qí dǎng yǔ yě bèi yī yī chá chù, dà míng cháo cái huīfù le lǎnglǎng qián kūn

During the reign of Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, there was a powerful and corrupt minister named Yan Song. To consolidate his power, he gathered a group of corrupt officials. For their own interests, these officials colluded with each other, forming cliques for personal gain. They engaged in embezzlement, bribery, and oppression of the people, leading to widespread corruption and suffering. Yan Song's henchmen were ubiquitous, and officials flattered him, afraid to offend him. At that time, upright officials suffered, many were persecuted by Yan Song, dismissed from office, or even killed. Among them was a righteous official named Hai Rui, who was incorruptible and dared to confront Yan Song. Yan Song sent people to assassinate Hai Rui many times, but Hai Rui always escaped. In the end, Hai Rui exposed Yan Song's crimes, and Yan Song was executed by the emperor. His accomplices were also investigated and punished, and the Ming Dynasty eventually recovered.

Usage

用于形容某些人为了私利而结成集团，损害他人利益的行为。

yòng yú xíngróng mǒuxiē rén wèile sīlì ér jié chéng jítuán, sǔnhài tārén lìyì de xíngwéi

Used to describe the behavior of certain people who form groups for personal gain and harm the interests of others.

Examples

• 历史上有很多官员结党营私，最终被清算。

  lìshǐ shàng yǒu hěn duō guān yuán jié dǎng yíng sī, zuìzhōng bèi qīngsuàn

  Many officials in history formed cliques for personal gain and were eventually liquidated.

• 这个公司内部结党营私，严重影响了公司的正常运作。

  zhège gōngsī nèibù jié dǎng yíng sī, yánzhòng yǐngxiǎng le gōngsī de zhèngcháng yùnzhuō

  Internal factions in this company have severely affected the normal operation of the company.

• 某些政治家结党营私，损害了公众利益。

  mǒuxiē zhèngzhì jiā jié dǎng yíng sī, sǔnhài le gōngzhòng lìyì

  Certain politicians forming cliques for personal gain has harmed public interest.

Related Idioms

• 营私舞弊

• 拉帮结派

• 朋比为奸

Opposite Idioms

• 清正廉洁

• 两袖清风