贪财慕势 — “Greedy for wealth and covetous of power and status”
贪财慕势 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “greedy for wealth and covetous of power and status”. Mercenary and aspiring to influence. Literally, “greedy for wealth and admiring power”.
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贪财慕势 Pronunciation and Pinyin
贪财慕势 Character Breakdown
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他因为贪财慕势，最终背弃了朋友，做出了令人不齿的事情
Driven by greed for wealth and admiration for power, he eventually betrayed his friends and did something despicable.
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Synonyms of 贪财慕势
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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What does 贪财慕势 mean?
贪财慕势 (tān cái mù shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “greedy for wealth and covetous of power and status”.
How do you pronounce 贪财慕势?
贪财慕势 is pronounced tān cái mù shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贪财慕势 literally mean?
Literally, 贪财慕势 means “greedy for wealth and admiring power”. It is used to mean “greedy for wealth and covetous of power and status”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贪财慕势?
势：地位和权力。贪好钱财，仰慕权贵