| 人不为己，天诛地灭 |
rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè |
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you. / Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost. |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 为 |
wéi |
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 |
wèi |
because of / for / to |
| 为 |
wéi |
variant of 为 |
| 为 |
wèi |
variant of 为 |
| 己 |
jǐ |
self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa |
| 天 |
tiān |
day / sky / heaven |
| 天诛 |
tiān zhū |
heavenly punishment / king's punishment |
| 诛 |
zhū |
to put (a criminal) to death / to punish |
| 地 |
de |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 |
dì |
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片 |
| 灭 |
miè |
to extinguish or put out / to go out (of a fire etc) / to exterminate or wipe out / to drown |