贪名逐利 — “To be excessively covetous of fame and personal profit”
贪名逐利 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be excessively covetous of fame and personal profit”. To pursue both reputation and material gains avidly. Literally, “Coveting fame and pursuing profit”.
贪名逐利 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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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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What does 贪名逐利 mean?
贪名逐利 (tān míng zhú lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be excessively covetous of fame and personal profit”.
How do you pronounce 贪名逐利?
贪名逐利 is pronounced tān míng zhú lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贪名逐利 literally mean?
Literally, 贪名逐利 means “Coveting fame and pursuing profit”. It is used to mean “to be excessively covetous of fame and personal profit”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贪名逐利?
贪图好的名声，追逐个人私利。亦作“贪名图利”。