shě jǐ wèi réndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people / altruism
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Original source entry:

捨己為人 舍己为人 [she3 ji3 wei4 ren2] /to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people/altruism/

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