自私自利

• 병음: zì sī zì lì
• 한자 분석: 自 = 自 (self); 私 = 禾 + 厶 (private); 自 = 自 (self); 利 = 禾 + 刀 (benefit/profit)

뜻

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A four-character idiom used as a sharp moral condemnation. Frequently appears in political speeches, ethical discussions, and literary works to characterise villainous or despicable behaviour.

예문

1. 他自私自利的本性在危急时刻暴露无遗，令众人寒心。
2. 一个自私自利的领导者无法赢得下属真心的拥护。
3. 这部小说的反派角色将自私自利的人性丑陋面表现得淋漓尽致。

사용 가이드

맥락: morality, political discourse, literature

어조: condemnatory

올바른 표현

• 历史上自私自利的政客往往最终落得身败名裂的下场。(Throughout history, self-serving politicians have invariably ended up ruined and disgraced.)
• 一个集体的衰败，往往始于成员间自私自利之风的蔓延。(The decline of a group often begins with the spread of a self-serving mentality among its members.)

피해야 할 표현

• 有点自私自利 — 自私自利 is already an extreme characterisation; qualify instead with 带有私心 or 偏向自利 for milder critique

기원과 역사

自私 (selfish) + 自利 (self-benefiting) — a reduplicative idiom intensifying the sense of self-centred opportunism

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal