利己

Chinese

		advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp	6th heavenly stem; self
simp. and trad. (利己)		利	己

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìjǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧˇ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): li-kí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lìjǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lìjǐ
    • Wade–Giles: li⁴-chi³
    • Yale: lì-jǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihjii
    • Palladius: лицзи (liczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: li-kí
    • Hakka Romanization System: li gi`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: li⁴ gi³
    • Sinological IPA: /li⁵⁵ ki³¹/

Verb

利己

1. to benefit oneself

Antonyms

• 利他 (lìtā)

Noun

利己

1. personal profit; selfishness

Synonyms

• 個人利益／个人利益 (gèrén lìyì)
• 利己主義／利己主义 (lìjǐzhǔyì)
• 私心 (sīxīn)
• 自利 (zìlì) (literary)
• 自我主義／自我主义 (zìwǒzhǔyì)

 

Derived terms

• 利己主義／利己主义 (lìjǐzhǔyì)
• 損人不利己／损人不利己 (sǔnrén bù lìjǐ)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
利	己
り Grade: 4	こ Grade: 6
on’yomi

Noun

利(り)己(こ) • (riko) 

1. selfishness
2. self-interest