利锁名牵 / 利鎖名牽

lì​suǒ​míng​qiān

shackles of fame and fortune

chained by wealth and pulled by fame; a variant form of the idiom describing how the pursuit of material gain and reputation restricts one's freedom

利 (literal) → 利 · lì · profit 锁 (bound) → 锁/鎖 · suǒ · shackles 名 (literal) → 名 · míng · reputation 牵 (bound) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to restrain

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM