利欲熏心
lì​yù​xūn​xīn

blinded by greed

  • created reference approved 利欲熏心/利慾薰心 → 利欲薰心 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    利欲熏心 / 利慾薰心 lì​yù​xūn​xīn

    利欲薰心 lì​yù​xūn​xīn

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  • created sense approved 利欲熏心 · lì​yù​xūn​xīn · blinded by greed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    利欲熏心

    lì​yù​xūn​xīn

    blinded by greed

    To be obsessed with the desire for personal gain; blinded by a lust for profit.

    利慾薰心

    利 (literal) → 利 · lì · profit 欲 (literal) → 欲 · yù · desire 熏 (literal) → 熏 · xūn · to exert influence 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · mind

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