舍己为人 in English she3 ji3 wei4 ren2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to abandon self for others (idiomatic expression, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
  • altruism

Simplified Characters

舍 己 为 人

Traditional Characters

捨 己 為 人

Pinyin

she3 ji3 wei4 ren2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

舍she3to give up 己ji3self 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 人ren2man