harm others to benefit oneself(lì jǐ sǔn rén)

harm others to benefit oneself

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ì J ǐ s ǔ NR é n, which means to harm others' interests in order to benefit oneself. See also "benefiting oneself at the expense of others.". It comes from Chen Yuanliang's Shi Lin Guang Ji · warning maxim in Song Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Altruism: altruism

The origin of Idioms

Chen Yuanliang of the Song Dynasty wrote in his book Shi Lin Guang Ji · warning maxim: "there are still natural disasters in deep cultivation and shallow cultivation, and there is no result in benefiting oneself and harming others."

Idiom usage

As a predicate, an object, or an attribute, it means to harm others. Example: you should spread it to the world. It's convenient to spread it widely. You must not bully the weak and the weak, and do harm to yourself and others. The first volume of Xingshi Hengyan by Feng Menglong in Ming Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : lì jǐ sǔn rén