贪夫殉利 — “A greedy person sacrifices for profit”
贪夫殉利 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be consumed by an inordinate desire for wealth, even to the point of sacrificing one's life for it; to die for gain”. Literally, “A greedy person sacrifices for profit”.
贪夫殉利 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- 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 贪夫殉利 mean?
贪夫殉利 (tān fū xùn lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be consumed by an inordinate desire for wealth, even to the point of sacrificing one's life for it; to die for gain”.
How do you pronounce 贪夫殉利?
贪夫殉利 is pronounced tān fū xùn lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贪夫殉利 literally mean?
Literally, 贪夫殉利 means “a greedy person sacrifices for profit”. It is used to mean “to be consumed by an inordinate desire for wealth, even to the point of sacrificing one's life for it; to die for gain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贪夫殉利?
形容人爱财如命。同“贪夫狥利”。