wealth and official rank; emoluments
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
wealth and official rank; salary and emoluments (of officials)
literaryA literary term referring to the material benefits and social status associated with government service. Often used in the compound 功名利禄.
Tā他
yī一
shēng生
dàn淡
bó泊
，
cóng从
bù不
zhuī追
qiú求
gōng功
míng名
lì利
lù禄
。
He lived a simple life, never pursuing rank and wealth.
Nà那
xiē些
lì利
lù禄
xiǎo小
rén人
，
zhōng终
jiū究
bù不
huì会
yǒu有
shén什
me么
hǎo好
xià下
chǎng场
。
Those petty men obsessed with wealth and rank will not come to a good end.
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Tā他
bù不
wèi为
lì利
lù禄
suǒ所
dòng动
，
jiān坚
shǒu守
zì自
jǐ己
de的
yuán原
zé则
。
He remains unmoved by emoluments and sticks to his principles.