人不为己，天诛地灭

rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè

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1. Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
2. Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

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Child Words of 人不为己，天诛地灭

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 地 地 de: -ly
• 地 地 dì: earth
• 天 天 tiān: day
• 灭 灭 miè: to extinguish or put out
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 天诛 天诛 tiān zhū: heavenly punishment
• 己 己 jǐ: self
• 诛 诛 zhū: to put (a criminal) to death