损人不利己 — “To harm others without benefiting oneself”
损人不利己 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harm others without benefiting oneself”. A lose-lose situation where one causes damage to others but gains no advantage. Literally, “Harm others, not benefit self”.
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损人不利己 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他这种背后说人坏话的行为，真是损人不利己，最终只会让大家疏远他。
His behavior of speaking ill of others behind their backs is truly a case of harming others without benefiting himself; ultimately, it will only make everyone distance themselves from him.
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More idioms starting with 损
- sǔn损shàng上yì益xià下diminish the top to enrich the bottom
- sǔn损zhī之yòu又sǔn损to be exceedingly humble
- sǔn损rén人ān安jǐ己harm others to benefit oneself
- sǔn损rén人yì益jǐ己harm others to benefit oneself
- sǔn损rén人féi肥jǐ己harm others to benefit oneself
- sǔn损gōng公féi肥sī私enrich oneself at public expense
- sǔn损bīng兵zhé折jiàng将suffer heavy casualties and losses
- sǔn损jūn军zhé折jiàng将suffer heavy losses in battle
- sǔn损jǐ己lì利rén人harm oneself to benefit others
- sǔn损jǐ己lì利wù物Harm oneself to benefit others
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What does 损人不利己 mean?
损人不利己 (sǔn rén bù lì jǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harm others without benefiting oneself”.
How do you pronounce 损人不利己?
损人不利己 is pronounced sǔn rén bù lì jǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 损人不利己 literally mean?
Literally, 损人不利己 means “Harm others, not benefit self”. It is used to mean “to harm others without benefiting oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 损人不利己?
损害别人对自己也没有好处。