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利欲薰心
lì​yù​xūn​xīn

blinded by greed

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 利欲 lì​yù
    greed
    The desire for personal gain and selfish interests; cupidity.
  2. 薰 xūn
    to smoke
    to smoke or cure food with heat; to be consumed or overwhelmed by something, as in 利欲薰心 lì​yù​xūn​xīn
  3. 心 xīn noun
    mind
    thought; intellect; the organ of thinking