损人利己 sǔn rén lì jǐ — to harm others to benefit oneself

损人利己
sǔn rén lì jǐ

Characters: 损 · 人 · 利 · 己

Definitions

  1. to harm others to benefit oneself

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom)
  2. personal gain to the detriment of others

ExtDict

  1. 损害别人，使自己得到好处。

Examples

  • 做人不能损人利己。

    One must not harm others for one's own gain.

  • 损人利己的生意做不长久。

    A business built on harming others will not last.