人不為己，天誅地滅 rén bù wèi jǐ ， tiān zhū dì miè

DEFINITIONS

  1. Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
  2. Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

CHARACTERS

人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
為 wèi do, handle, govern, act; be
己 jǐ
HSK 3
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial
誅 zhū execute, kill, put to death; punish
地 dì
HSK 3
earth; soil, ground; region
滅 miè extinguish; wipe out, exterminate