争名夺利 — Chinese idiom
争名夺利
zhēng míng duó lì
Traditional: 爭名奪利
Meaning
- to fight for fame, grab profit ; scrambling for fame and wealth
- only interested in personal gain
Character by character
- 争zhēngto dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
- 名míngname; position, rank, title
- 夺duóto rob, to snatch, to take by force
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
Idioms sharing a character
- 你争我夺 nǐ zhēng wǒ duó
- 两虎相争 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
- 分秒必争 fēn miǎo bì zhēng
- 力争上游 lì zhēng shàng yóu
- 只争朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
- 明争暗斗 míng zhēng àn dòu
- 争先恐后 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
- 争分夺秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo
- 争斤论两 zhēng jīn lùn liǎng
- 争权夺利 zhēng quán duó lì
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