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to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)

利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
l+ì·4th tonel+ìng·4th tonezh+ì·4th toneh+ūn·1st tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to abandon moral principles in the pursuit of profit见利忘义jiàn lì wàng yìblinded by greed (idiom)利欲熏心lì yù xūn xīngreedy贪心tān xīn
Antonyms
to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically · not tempted by riches见利思义jiàn lì sī yìto give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius) · to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles舍生取义shě shēng qǔ yì