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贪财好利

贪财好利 — “Greedy for money and eager for personal gain”

贪财好利 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “greedy for money and eager for personal gain”. Covetous of wealth and profits. Literally, “greedy for wealth and fond of profit”.

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贪财好利 Pronunciation and Pinyin

贪财好利 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
贪
tān8greedy or covetous
财
cái7money, goods, and wealth
好
hǎo6good, well, okay, very
利
lì7benefit, smooth, sharp, profit

Example Sentence with 贪财好利

他从小就表现出贪财好利的性格,常常为了蝇头小利不惜损害他人。
From a young age, he displayed a character greedy for money and eager for personal gain, often harming others for petty profits.

Idioms Related to 贪财好利

Synonyms of 贪财好利

  • zì自sī私zì自lì利selfish and self-serving

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ài爱lì利greedy for fame and gain
  • 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

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Questions about 贪财好利

What does 贪财好利 mean?

贪财好利 (tān cái hǎo lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “greedy for money and eager for personal gain”.

How do you pronounce 贪财好利?

贪财好利 is pronounced tān cái hǎo lì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 贪财好利 literally mean?

Literally, 贪财好利 means “greedy for wealth and fond of profit”. It is used to mean “greedy for money and eager for personal gain”.

What is the Chinese definition of 贪财好利?

指贪恋钱财和利益

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