Meaning of 利欲熏心
利欲熏心 means blinded by greed; driven by avarice; obsessed with profit. Pronounced lì yù xūn xīn.
- blinded by greed; driven by avarice; obsessed with profit
Definitions & Examples
Nà那
ge个
tān贪
guān官
lì利
yù欲
xūn熏
xīn心
，
zuì最
zhōng终
láng锒
dāng铛
rù入
yù狱
。
Blinded by greed, that corrupt official ultimately ended up in prison.
Zài在
jù巨
dà大
de的
lì利
yì益
miàn面
qián前
，
tā他
biàn变
de得
lì利
yù欲
xūn熏
xīn心
，
bù不
gù顾
shǒu手
zú足
zhī之
qíng情
。
Faced with huge profits, he became so blinded by greed that he disregarded his brotherly bond.
Yī一
ge个
lì利
yù欲
xūn熏
xīn心
de的
shāng商
rén人
kě可
néng能
huì会
chū出
shòu售
wěi伪
liè劣
chǎn产
pǐn品
。
A merchant obsessed with profit might sell counterfeit or substandard products.
Tā他
de的
xíng行
wéi为
zhèng证
míng明
tā他
zǎo早
yǐ已
lì利
yù欲
xūn熏
xīn心
，
shī失
qù去
le了
chéng诚
xìn信
。
His actions proved he had long been blinded by greed and lost his integrity.