損人不利己

See also: 损人不利己

Chinese
 
to damage; injure; to lose; to harm
 man; person; people not; no
 
advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
 6th heavenly stem; self
trad. (損人不利己) 損 人 不 利 己
simp. (损人不利己) 损 人 不 利 己

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: sǔn rén bù lì jǐ [Phonetic: sǔn rén bú lì jǐ]
      • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: soen ren bu lih jii
      • IPA (key): /su̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ li⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

損人不利己

  1. to harm others without gaining anything in the process
  2. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
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