損人肥己
sǔn​rén​féi​jǐ

to enrich oneself at others' expense

  • created reference approved 损人肥己/損人肥己 → 损人利己/損人利己 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    损人肥己 / 損人肥己 sǔn​rén​féi​jǐ

    损人利己 / 損人利己 sǔn​rén​lì​jǐ

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 损人肥己/損人肥己 · sǔn​rén​féi​jǐ · to enrich oneself at others' expense — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    损人肥己 / 損人肥己

    sǔn​rén​féi​jǐ

    to enrich oneself at others' expense

    To profit by making others suffer a loss; to benefit oneself at the cost of others

    损 (literal) → 损/損 · sǔn · to decrease 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people 肥 (literal) → 肥 · féi · to enrich oneself 己 (literal) → 己 · jǐ · self

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