blinded by greed; lose one's reason to avarice
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to be blinded by greed; to lose one's reason due to avarice
derogatoryA derogatory idiom describing someone who acts foolishly, unethically, or recklessly because of greed for profit. Often used to criticize corrupt officials or businessmen.
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.
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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.