人不为己，顶天立地人不為己，頂天立地人不為己，頂天立地

if a person has no thought of self, he stands tall between heaven and earth

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Someone free of selfish motives can hold his head high and fear nothing. It is an approving reading that deliberately reverses the cynical saying 'everyone for himself'.

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Simplified: 人不为己，顶天立地
Traditional (Taiwan): 人不為己，頂天立地
Pinyin: rénbúwèijǐ, dǐngtiānlìdì
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˇ，ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ

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人(rén)不(bú)为(wèi)己(jǐ)

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