Selfishness over profit

Selfishness over profit

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y í ngs ī w ǎ NGL ì, which means to seek personal gain. From the origin of China's weakness.

The origin of Idioms

The fourth section of Liang Qichao's on the origin of China's weakness: "a minister who wishes for his country by his own example should consider the interests of the people instead of the interests of his own. He is selfish and has no interest."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attribute, or object.