据为己有

Traditional: 據為己有

jù wéi jǐ yǒu

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to illegally take possession of; to appropriate

What does 据为己有 mean?

据为己有 (jù wéi jǐ yǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to illegally take possession of; to appropriate

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据jùvariant of 據|据[ju4]为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 己jǐself · oneself 有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)

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据为己有

jù wéi jǐ yǒu

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