损己利人 — “To harm oneself to benefit others”
损己利人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harm oneself to benefit others”. To sacrifice one's own interests or well-being for the good of others. Literally, “Harm self, benefit others”.
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损己利人 Pronunciation and Pinyin
损己利人 Character Breakdown
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乐于助人是他一直以来的美德，哪怕是损己利人，他也毫无怨言。
Helping others has always been his virtue; even if it means harming himself to benefit others, he has no complaints.
Idioms Related to 损己利人
Antonyms of 损己利人
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wù物Harm oneself to benefit others
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Open the tool →Questions about 损己利人
What does 损己利人 mean?
损己利人 (sǔn jǐ lì rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harm oneself to benefit others”.
How do you pronounce 损己利人?
损己利人 is pronounced sǔn jǐ lì rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 损己利人 literally mean?
Literally, 损己利人 means “Harm self, benefit others”. It is used to mean “to harm oneself to benefit others”.
What is the Chinese definition of 损己利人?
损害自己，使别人得利。