harm others to benefit oneself(sǔn rén yì jǐ)

harm others to benefit oneself

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ǔ NR é NY ì J ǐ, which means to harm others and benefit yourself. It comes from the biography of Lu Xiang in the old book of Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the old book of the Tang Dynasty, the biography of Lu Xiang said, "it's OK to be a political man. Why should we impose severe punishment to build up prestige. I'm afraid it's not the way of benevolence to do harm to others and benefit myself. "

Analysis of Idioms

To do harm to others and benefit oneself

Antonym: something that is harmful to one's own interests

Idiom usage

It means to do harm to others and benefit oneself

Examples

Please don't do anything to benefit yourself at the expense of others.

Chinese PinYin : sǔn rén yì jǐ