唯利是图
wéi​lì​shì​tú

to be bent solely on profit

  • created reference approved 唯利是图/唯利是圖 → 惟利是图/惟利是圖 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    唯利是图 / 唯利是圖 wéi​lì​shì​tú

    惟利是图 / 惟利是圖 wéi​lì​shì​tú

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 唯利是图/唯利是圖 · wéi​lì​shì​tú · to be bent solely on profit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    唯利是图 / 唯利是圖

    wéi​lì​shì​tú

    to be bent solely on profit

    (idiom) to seek only profit; to put profit before everything else without regard for anything else

    唯 (literal) → 唯 · wéi · only 利 (literal) → 利 · lì · profit 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · [object marker] 图 (literal) → 图/圖 · tú · to seek

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense