lợi kỉ

Hành động lợi kỉ của anh ta khiến mọi người thất vọng.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Self-interested / Self-serving: The primary meaning of "lợi kỉ" describes a person, attitude, or action that is primarily concerned with one's own personal advantage or benefit, often with little or no regard for others. It is a formal and somewhat literary term.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hành động lợi kỉ của hắn đã gây tổn hại cho cả nhóm. (His self-serving action harmed the whole group.)
  • Đừng trở nên lợi kỉ, hãy nghĩ đến lợi ích chung. (Don't become self-interested; think of the common good.)
  • Chủ nghĩa lợi kỉ không được khuyến khích trong văn hóa của chúng tôi. (Self-interested behavior is not encouraged in our culture.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "lợi kỉ" is often used in philosophical, ethical, or formal critiques of behavior. It is less common in everyday casual speech, where words like "ích kỷ" are more frequently used.

Variants and Related Words

• Ích kỷ (adj): selfish, egoistic. This is the most common and direct synonym in modern Vietnamese.

  • Anh ta là một người rất ích kỷ. (He is a very selfish person.)

• Vị kỷ (adj): egoistic, self-centered. Another formal synonym.

  • Triết lý sống vị kỷ. (An egoistic philosophy of life.)

Synonyms

• Selfish: concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure.
• Egoistic: limited in outlook or concern to one's own activities or needs.
• Self-serving: interested only in gaining an advantage for oneself.

Related Concepts

• Chủ nghĩa vị kỷ / Chủ nghĩa lợi kỉ: Egoism (the ethical theory that treats self-interest as the foundation of morality).
  • Anh ấy nghiên cứu về chủ nghĩa vị kỷ. (He studies egoism.)