Meaning of 利令智昏
利令智昏 means to be blinded by greed; to lose one's reason due to avarice. Pronounced lì lìng zhì hūn.
- to be blinded by greed; to lose one's reason due to avarice
Definitions & Examples
Nà那
xiē些
tān贪
guān官
wū污
lì吏
lì利
lìng令
zhì智
hūn昏
，
zuì最
zhōng终
dōu都
luò落
rù入
le了
fǎ法
wǎng网
。
Those corrupt officials, blinded by greed, eventually all ended up in the net of justice.
Tā他
zhēn真
shì是
lì利
lìng令
zhì智
hūn昏
，
wèi为
le了
zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
qián钱
jìng竟
rán然
chū出
mài卖
péng朋
you友
。
He was truly blinded by greed, betraying his friends for such a small amount of money.
Zuò做
shēng生
yì意
bù不
néng能
lì利
lìng令
zhì智
hūn昏
，
yào要
zūn遵
jì纪
shǒu守
fǎ法
。
One must not be blinded by greed in business; one must obey laws and regulations.
Lì利
lìng令
zhì智
hūn昏
de的
tā他
bù不
tīng听
quàn劝
gào告
，
bǎ把
suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
qián钱
dōu都
tóu投
jìn进
le了
nà那
gè个
piàn骗
jú局
。
Blinded by greed, he refused to listen to advice and invested all his money into that scam.