利欲熏心 — Chinese idiom
利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
Traditional: 利慾薰心
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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