人不为己，天诛地灭

旧时以为，人为自己着想，是天经地义的事；人若不为自己，就是天地也会不答应。

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

every man is for himself,or Heaven and Earth will destroy him; everyone for himself and the devil takes the hindmost; Heaven destroys those who don’t look out for themselves; unless a man looks out for himself,Heaven and Earth will destroy him
❍ 他相信这样的话： “～，”……(刘少奇《论共产党员的修养》46)They believe that; “Every man i s for himself,or Heaven and Earth will destroy him，” …/冯登龙把手掌一拍，说： “嗨！ ～。……”(梁斌《红旗谱》350) The young man clapped his hands. “Well,when men stop looking out for themselves,that will be the end of the world. …”

人不为己，天诛地灭ren bu wei ji,tian zhu di mie

unless a man looks out for himself,Heaven and Earth will destroy him

人不为己，天诛地灭

heaven and earth will destroy those who are not self-centered;everyone for himself and the devil take the hindmost

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

人不为自己打算，连天都会灭绝你。是一种个人主义的托词。Everyone for himself and the devil takes the hindmost. Heaven destroys those who don’t look out for themselves.

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

人不为自己考虑，天地都要诛灭他。一种极端的个人利己思想。

人不为己，天诛地灭rénbùwèijǐ,tiānzhūdìmiè

〔其他〕 诛，杀。人如果不替自己打算，就会被天地所不容。刘少奇《论共产党员的修养》：“这种人的脑筋，浸透着剥削阶级的思想意识，他相信这样的话：‘～’……他甚至用这一大套剥削阶级的话，来为他的自私自利和个人主义辩护。”
△ 贬义。多用于描写自私自利。