same as 'wei li shi tu'; profit-obsessed; avaricious
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
same as 唯利是图; to seek nothing but profit; to be blinded by greed; to care only about money
derogatoryVariant form of 唯利是图. The form 惟利是图 is less common than 唯利是图 in modern usage, but carries the same derogatory connotation of greed and moral disregard.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
wéi惟
lì利
shì是
tú图
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
zuì最
zhōng终
huì会
shī失
qù去
kè客
hù户
de的
xìn信
rèn任
。
This kind of profit-only approach will eventually lose the trust of customers.
Tā他
wéi为
rén人
zhèng正
zhí直
，
cóng从
bù不
wéi惟
lì利
shì是
tú图
。
He is an upright person and never seeks nothing but profit.
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Wéi惟
lì利
shì是
tú图
de的
shāng商
rén人
wǎng往
wǎng往
hū忽
shì视
le了
chǎn产
pǐn品
zhì质
liàng量
。
Merchants who are obsessed with profit often neglect product quality.