Gōng ér wàng sī; (guó ér wàng jiā).

公而忘私, (國而忘家)。

Lit Public [business comes] before private [affairs], ([and] the country [comes] before one's family).

Note [Note: gōng'érwàngsī has become a chengyu referring to selflessness in the charge of one's official duties: see also dāngle bīng above and gōngshì gōng bàn and xiān gōng (ér) hòu sī below.]

Topics chengyu FAMILIES gōng'érwàngsī NATION PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY SELFLESSNESS