精致的利己主义
jīng​zhì​de​lì​jǐ​zhǔ​yì

refined egoism

  • created sense approved 精致的利己主义/精致的利己主義 · jīng​zhì​de​lì​jǐ​zhǔ​yì · refined egoism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    精致的利己主义 / 精致的利己主義

    jīng​zhì​de​lì​jǐ​zhǔ​yì

    refined egoism

    a form of self-interest masked by sophistication and social grace, typically used to describe highly educated individuals who use their intellect and position solely for personal gain

    精致 (opaque) 的 (bound) → 的 · de · [possessive/attributive] 利己主义 (literal) → 利己主义/利己主義 · lì​jǐ​zhǔ​yì · egoism

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

    created sense