利傍倚刀 — “Pursuing selfish gain is fraught with danger”
利傍倚刀 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Pursuing selfish gain is fraught with danger”. Much like leaning on a knife's edge, and often leads to misfortune.
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利傍倚刀 Pronunciation and Pinyin
利傍倚刀 Character Breakdown
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他为了快速积累财富，不顾法律风险，做起了高风险投资，真是利傍倚刀，最终血本无归。
To quickly accumulate wealth, he ignored legal risks and engaged in high-risk investments; truly, seeking profit is like leaning on a knife's edge, and eventually, he lost all his capital.
Idioms Related to 利傍倚刀
More idioms starting with 利
- lì利bù不kuī亏yì义uphold justice over profit
- lì利lìng令zhì志hūn惛blinded by greed
- lì利lìng令zhì智hūn惛Greed blinds one's reason
- lì利lìng令zhì智hūn昏blinded by greed
- 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 利傍倚刀 mean?
利傍倚刀 (lì bàng yǐ dāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Pursuing selfish gain is fraught with danger”.
How do you pronounce 利傍倚刀?
利傍倚刀 is pronounced lì bàng yǐ dāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 利傍倚刀?
倚：靠着。“利”的偏旁是刀字，意指追求私利犹如倚在刀口上。比喻贪利常得祸。