先人后己
      Explanation: First consider the others, then think about myself.
      Source: "Book of Square Ji" sub clouds' gentlemen and elegant and humble ourselves, then their ancestors had. '"
      Examples: It also showed him ~, the high quality of work and plain living. ★ Zhu Min, "affectionate remembrance Uncle Zhou"
  • Thesaurus:  rise above self
  • Antonym Group:  pick easy jobs and shirk hard ones; prefer the light loads(work) to the heavy, pick and choose, pick the fat or choose the lean according to one's advantage ous