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利欲熏心

利慾薰心
lìyùxūnxīn
idiom #42,402

Meanings

  1. 1 blinded by greed
  2. 2 with the heart smoke-clouded by lust for profit
  3. 3 consumed by avarice

Examples

他利欲熏心，竟然出卖了自己的朋友。
Tā lìyùxūnxīn, jìngrán chūmài le zìjǐ de péngyou.
Blinded by greed, he actually betrayed his own friends.
一些商人利欲熏心，不惜以次充好。
Yīxiē shāngrén lìyùxūnxīn, bùxī yǐcìchōnghǎo.
Some merchants are so consumed by greed they'll pass off inferior goods as quality ones.

Tips

history
From Huang Tingjian's Song poem 《赠别李次翁》: 利欲熏心，随人翕张 — greed smokes the heart, swelling and shrinking with whoever's near.

Stroke Order

利 lì
欲 yù
熏 xūn
心 xīn