损人不利己

Traditional: 損人不利己

sǔn rén bù lì jǐ

Dictionary entry

to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)

What does 损人不利己 mean?

损人不利己 (sǔn rén bù lì jǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)

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损sǔn(bound form) to decrease; to diminish · (bound form) to harm; to damage 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-利Lìsurname Li 己jǐself · oneself

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