見利忘義
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See also: 见利忘义
Chinese[edit]
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 | ||
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trad. (見利忘義) | 見 | 利 | 忘 | 義 | |
simp. (见利忘义) | 见 | 利 | 忘 | 义 |
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見利忘義
- to forget one's principles whenever tempted by the prospect of personal gain
- 這樣一來,一些喪盡天良的資本家,就見利忘義,躍躍欲試。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1940, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《新民主主義論》 (On New Democracy), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Zhèyàngyīlái, yīxiē sàngjìntiānliáng de zīběnjiā, jiù jiànlìwàngyì, yuèyuèyùshì. [Pinyin]
- At the prospect of profits, some conscienceless capitalists forget all moral principles and itch to have a go.
这样一来,一些丧尽天良的资本家,就见利忘义,跃跃欲试。 [MSC, simp.]
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