見利忘義

See also: 见利忘义

Chinese

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to see; to meet; to appear; to interview

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advantage; benefit; profit; sharp

!to forget; to overlook; to neglect !justice; righteousness; meaning |- !trad. (見利忘義) | 見 | 利 | 忘 | 義 |- !simp. (见利忘义) | 见 | 利 | 忘 | 义 |}

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiàn lì wàng yì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ lei⁶ mong⁴ ji⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiàn lì wàng yì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiann lih wanq yih
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gin³ lei⁶ mong⁴ ji⁶
  - Yale: gin leih mòhng yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ lei⁶ mong⁴ ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gin³ léi⁶ mong⁴ yi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ lei̯²² mɔːŋ²¹ jiː²²/

Idiom

見利忘義

to forget one's principles whenever tempted by the prospect of personal gain

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