贪名爱利 — “To be excessively greedy for fame and personal gain”
贪名爱利 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be excessively greedy for fame and personal gain”. To covet reputation and wealth. Literally, “Greedy for fame and fond of gain”.
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贪名爱利 Pronunciation and Pinyin
贪名爱利 Character Breakdown
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他一生都贪名爱利，虽然在外人看来事业有成，内心却常常感到空虚
He was greedy for fame and fond of gain his entire life; though he appeared successful to outsiders, he often felt empty inside.
Idioms Related to 贪名爱利
Synonyms of 贪名爱利
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tú图lì利covet fame and pursue profit
- 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 贪名爱利 mean?
贪名爱利 (tān míng ài lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be excessively greedy for fame and personal gain”.
How do you pronounce 贪名爱利?
贪名爱利 is pronounced tān míng ài lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贪名爱利 literally mean?
Literally, 贪名爱利 means “Greedy for fame and fond of gain”. It is used to mean “to be excessively greedy for fame and personal gain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贪名爱利?
贪图名位，喜好钱财