To harm others to benefit oneself; to profit at others' expense.
他那种只顾自己、损人利己的行为，让大家都很不满意。
His self-serving actions of harming others to benefit himself made everyone very dissatisfied.
Era:
Ancient
Frequency:
Story:
During the Tang Dynasty, Lu Xiangxian was a young man of high aspirations and outstanding talent. Ji Xu, the Assistant Minister of Personnel at the time, recognized his abilities, praising him as having "elegant talent and prestige," and recommended him to serve as the Magistrate of Luoyang.
Lu Xiangxian was content with little, always upright and incorruptible in his official duties. He disliked currying favor with the powerful and never harmed others for his own benefit. He was deeply respected by the emperor and achieved remarkable accomplishments.
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