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Open the tool →自利利他 (zì lì lì tā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to benefit oneself and others”.
自利利他 is pronounced zì lì lì tā in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 自利利他 means “Self-benefit and benefit others”. It is used to mean “to benefit oneself and others”.
自利:以利己为主的修养;利他:以利他人为目的的行为。佛教自称修身的最终目的,是完成自他二利,人人成佛。借指对己对人都有好处