巧伪趋利 — “Crafty and hypocritical”
巧伪趋利 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Crafty and hypocritical”. Driven solely by self-interest and profit, often seeking advantage by aligning with power or influence. Literally, “Crafty and false, pursuing gain”.
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巧伪趋利 Pronunciation and Pinyin
巧伪趋利 Character Breakdown
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他那种巧伪趋利的行为，让许多同事都对他敬而远之。
His cunning and opportunistic behavior, solely driven by self-interest, made many colleagues keep their distance from him.
Idioms Related to 巧伪趋利
More idioms starting with 巧
- qiǎo巧shàng上jiā加qiǎo巧adding ingenuity to ingenuity
- qiǎo巧bù不kě可jiē接too ingenious to be matched
- qiǎo巧bù不kě可jiē阶too ingenious to be surpassed
- qiǎo巧bù不shèng胜zhuō拙Plain effort outweighs cleverness
- qiǎo巧bù不ruò若zhuō拙Simplicity often beats cleverness
- qiǎo巧wěi伪bù不rú如zhuō拙chéng诚Clumsy sincerity is better than artful hypocrisy
- qiǎo巧zuò作míng名mù目invent clever pretexts for improper purpose
- qiǎo巧tōu偷háo豪duó夺cunningly defraud and forcefully seize
- qiǎo巧fā发qí奇zhòng中make a clever and accurate prediction
- qiǎo巧qǔ取háo豪duó夺acquire by trickery or force
- qiǎo巧tóng同zào造huà化ingenious like nature's creation
- qiǎo巧duó夺tiān天gōng工exquisitely skillful, surpassing nature
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What does 巧伪趋利 mean?
巧伪趋利 (qiǎo wěi qū lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Crafty and hypocritical”.
How do you pronounce 巧伪趋利?
巧伪趋利 is pronounced qiǎo wěi qū lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 巧伪趋利 literally mean?
Literally, 巧伪趋利 means “Crafty and false, pursuing gain”. It is used to mean “Crafty and hypocritical”.
What is the Chinese definition of 巧伪趋利?
巧：奸诈。伪：虚伪。趋：追求，靠近、趋向。奸诈虚伪，唯利是图，唯势是从。