人不为己，天诛地灭
rén​bù​wèi​jǐ​tiān​zhū​dì​miè

every man for himself

  • created sense approved 人不为己，天诛地灭/人不為己，天誅地滅 · rén​bù​wèi​jǐ​tiān​zhū​dì​miè · every man for himself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人不为己，天诛地灭 / 人不為己，天誅地滅

    rén​bù​wèi​jǐ​tiān​zhū​dì​miè

    every man for himself

    Look out for yourself or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you; every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost.

    人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wèi · for 己 (literal) → 己 · jǐ · self ， (non_chinese) 天诛地灭 (literal) → 天诛地灭/天誅地滅 · tiān​zhū​dì​miè · condemned by heaven and earth

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