利令智惛 — “To be blinded by greed”
利令智惛 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be blinded by greed”. To lose one's reason due to a strong desire for profit. Literally, “Profit makes intellect muddled”.
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利令智惛 Pronunciation and Pinyin
利令智惛 Character Breakdown
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面对巨大的诱惑，他竟然利令智惛，做出了损人利己的决定。
Faced with immense temptation, he was so blinded by greed that he made a self-serving decision at the expense of others.
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More idioms starting with 利
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- lì利lìng令zhì志hūn惛blinded by greed
- lì利bàng傍yǐ倚dāo刀Greed leads to danger
- lì利chū出yī一kǒng孔all benefits from one source
- lì利lì利suo索suǒ索neat, quick, and efficient
- lì利kǒu口jié捷jǐ给eloquent and quick-witted
- lì利huì喙shàn赡cí辞articulate and eloquent
- lì利hài害dé得shī失pros and cons
- lì利hài害yōu攸guān关involves vital interests
- lì利hài害xiāng相guān关closely intertwined interests
- lì利jǐ己sǔn损rén人benefit self by harming others
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What does 利令智惛 mean?
利令智惛 (lì lìng zhì hūn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be blinded by greed”.
How do you pronounce 利令智惛?
利令智惛 is pronounced lì lìng zhì hūn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 利令智惛 literally mean?
Literally, 利令智惛 means “Profit makes intellect muddled”. It is used to mean “to be blinded by greed”.
What is the Chinese definition of 利令智惛?
利：利益，私利；令：使；智：理智。形容因贪图私利而失去理智