唯利是图 — Chinese idiom
唯利是图
wéi lì shì tú
Traditional: 唯利是圖
Meaning
- to be bent solely on profit; to put profit before everything else
Character by character
- 唯wéionly; sole
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 是shìto be; indeed, right, yes; okay
- 图túdiagram, chart, map, picture; to plan
Idioms sharing a character
- 任人唯亲 rèn rén wéi qīn
- 任人唯贤 rèn rén wéi xián
- 唯唯诺诺 wéi wéi nuò nuò
- 一本万利 yī běn wàn lì
- 仁言利博 rén yán lì bó
- 利令智昏 lì lìng zhì hūn
- 利欲熏心 lì yù xūn xīn
- 功名利禄 gōng míng lì lù
- 名利双收 míng lì shuāng shōu
- 名缰利锁 míng jiāng lì suǒ
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