損人利己 sǔn rén lì jǐ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

損 sǔn diminish; impair; injure
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
利 lì
HSK 4
gains, advantage, profit, merit
己 jǐ
HSK 3
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem