見利忘義

見利忘義

See also: 见利忘义

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	advantage; benefit; profit 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

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• 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

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