贪位慕禄 — “Greedy for power and position, craving wealth and high salary”
贪位慕禄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Greedy for power and position, craving wealth and high salary”. Hankering after office and emolument. Literally, “Greedy for position, coveting emoluments”.
贪位慕禄 Pronunciation and Pinyin
贪位慕禄 Character Breakdown
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Synonyms of 贪位慕禄
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- tān贪gōng功qǐ起xìn衅Provoke conflict for personal credit
- tān贪chī吃lǎn懒zuò做gluttonous and lazy
- tān贪míng名tú图lì利covet fame and pursue profit
- tān贪míng名ài爱lì利greedy for fame and gain
- tān贪míng名zhú逐lì利covet fame and pursue profit
- tān贪lì吏huá猾xū胥corrupt and cunning minor officials
- tān贪tú图ān安yì逸hanker after ease and comfort
- tān贪mò墨zhī之fēng风prevailing atmosphere of corruption and bribery
- tān贪mò墨chéng成fēng风corruption is rampant
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What does 贪位慕禄 mean?
贪位慕禄 (tān wèi mù lù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Greedy for power and position, craving wealth and high salary”.
How do you pronounce 贪位慕禄?
贪位慕禄 is pronounced tān wèi mù lù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贪位慕禄 literally mean?
Literally, 贪位慕禄 means “Greedy for position, coveting emoluments”. It is used to mean “Greedy for power and position, craving wealth and high salary”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贪位慕禄?
贪恋权位，羡慕俸禄。