自じ己こ保ほ身しん

expression, noun

self-protection; self-preservation; looking out for oneself

Often carries a negative nuance of prioritizing one's own safety or interests over others, similar to 'covering one's own back'.

• 彼かれの行こう動どうは自じ己こ保ほ身しんのためだった。

  His actions were for self-preservation.

• 政せい治じ家かは自じ己こ保ほ身しんに走はしりがちだ。

  Politicians tend to prioritize their own interests.