损人害己 — “To harm both others and oneself”
损人害己 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harm both others and oneself”. To engage in self-defeating behavior that also negatively impacts others. Literally, “harm others, harm self”.
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损人害己 Pronunciation and Pinyin
损人害己 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 损人害己
他总是喜欢在背后说别人坏话，这种损人害己的行为最终会让他失去朋友。
He always likes to speak ill of others behind their backs; this kind of behavior that harms both others and himself will ultimately lead him to lose friends.
Idioms Related to 损人害己
Synonyms of 损人害己
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lì利jǐ己harm others to benefit oneself
- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 损人害己
What does 损人害己 mean?
损人害己 (sǔn rén hài jǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harm both others and oneself”.
How do you pronounce 损人害己?
损人害己 is pronounced sǔn rén hài jǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 损人害己 literally mean?
Literally, 损人害己 means “harm others, harm self”. It is used to mean “to harm both others and oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 损人害己?
既害了别人，又害了自己。