harm others without benefiting oneself
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ǔ NR é Nb ù L ì J ǐ. It comes from Lu Xun's letter to Cao Juren: "I am against anything that harms others but not myself." It means to hurt others but not to yourself.
source
In Lu Xun's letter to Cao Juren: "I am against things that are harmful to others but not beneficial to myself."
interpretation
It hurts others, but it's not good for yourself. As opposed to "benefiting oneself at the expense of others.".
example sentence
Smoking in public places not only harms one's own body, but also affects the health of others. It is harmful to others but not to oneself.
Usage of Idioms
To act as a predicate, attribute, or object
Analysis of commendation and derogation
It is a neutral idiom
Idiom Jielong
Self starvation and self drowning: other people's starvation and drowning are just like their own starvation and drowning. In the old days, it was said that the incumbents were concerned about the sufferings of the people. It also refers to deep sympathy for other people's suffering and taking relieving other people's suffering as one's own responsibility.
Chinese PinYin : sǔn rén bù lì jǐ
harm others without benefiting oneself
Rivers and seas do not choose streams. hé hǎi bù zé xì liú
this matter should not be delayed. shì bù yí chí
with the force of thunder and lightning. qū léi chè diàn