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人不為己，天誅地滅

简人不为己，天诛地灭 · 繁人不為己，天誅地滅

Mandarin · pinyin rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè

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

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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己: jǐ · self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
誅: Look up this written character
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
滅: Look up this written character
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
诛: zhū · execute, kill, put to death; punish
灭: miè · extinguish; wipe out, exterminate

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jan4 bat1 wai6 gei2 ，tin1 zyu1 dei6 mit6

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