损人利己 — “To harm others to benefit oneself”
损人利己 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harm others to benefit oneself”. To profit at others' expense. Literally, “Harm others, benefit oneself”.
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损人利己 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 损sǔn
- 人rén
- 利lì
- 己jǐ
损人利己 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 损人利己
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.
Origin and Story of 损人利己
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.
Idioms Related to 损人利己
Antonyms of 损人利己
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bù不lì利jǐ己harm others, benefit self not
- sǔn损rén人ān安jǐ己harm others to benefit oneself
- sǔn损rén人hài害jǐ己harm others and 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
Questions about 损人利己
- What does 损人利己 mean?
- 损人利己 (sǔn rén lì jǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harm others to benefit oneself”.
- How do you pronounce 损人利己?
- 损人利己 is pronounced sǔn rén lì jǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 损人利己 literally mean?
- Literally, 损人利己 means “Harm others, benefit oneself”. It is used to mean “to harm others to benefit oneself”.
- Where does 损人利己 come from?
- 损人利己 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 损人利己?
- 损害别人，使自己得到好处。