利欲熏心 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• blinded by greed

Character by character

• 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
• 欲yùdesire, want, longing, intent
• 熏xūnto smoke, to cure meat; vapor, smoke, fog
• 心xīnheart; mind; soul

Idioms sharing a character

• 一本万利 yī běn wàn lì
• 仁言利博 rén yán lì bó
• 利令智昏 lì lìng zhì hūn
• 功名利禄 gōng míng lì lù
• 名利双收 míng lì shuāng shōu
• 名缰利锁 míng jiāng lì suǒ
• 唯利是图 wéi lì shì tú
• 因利乘便 yīn lì chéng biàn
• 因势利导 yīn shì lì dǎo
• 地利人和 dì lì rén hé

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