贪名图利 — “To covet fame and pursue personal gain”
贪名图利 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to covet fame and pursue personal gain”. To be greedy for reputation and profit. Literally, “covet fame and pursue profit”.
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贪名图利 Pronunciation and Pinyin
贪名图利 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 贪名图利
有些人为了实现自己的目标，不惜一切代价贪名图利，最终可能失去真正重要的东西
Some people, in order to achieve their goals, spare no effort to covet fame and pursue personal gain, eventually losing what is truly important.
Idioms Related to 贪名图利
Synonyms of 贪名图利
More idioms starting with 贪
- tān贪wèi位qǔ取róng容covet position and curry favor
- tān贪wèi位mù慕lù禄greedy for power and wealth
- tān贪mào冒róng荣chǒng宠Covet glory and favor
- tān贪lì利wàng忘yì义greedy for profit, forgetting righteousness
- 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ài爱lì利greedy for fame and gain
- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 贪名图利
What does 贪名图利 mean?
贪名图利 (tān míng tú lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to covet fame and pursue personal gain”.
How do you pronounce 贪名图利?
贪名图利 is pronounced tān míng tú lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贪名图利 literally mean?
Literally, 贪名图利 means “covet fame and pursue profit”. It is used to mean “to covet fame and pursue personal gain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贪名图利?
贪图好的名声，追逐个人私利