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牟取暴利
móu qǔ bào lì
Pinyin
Definition
牟取暴利
-
móu qǔ bào lì
to profiteer
profiteering
Character Decomposition
牟
厶
牛
取
耳
又
暴
日
艹
一
八
水
利
禾
刂
Related Words
(20)
胜利
shèng lì
1
victory
2
CL:個|个[gè]
大吉大利
dà jí dà lì
1
great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
战利品
zhàn lì pǐn
1
spoils of war
获取
huò qǔ
1
to gain
2
to get
3
to acquire
顺利
shùn lì
1
smoothly
2
without a hitch
领取
lǐng qǔ
1
to receive
2
to draw
3
to get
不利
bù lì
1
unfavorable
2
disadvantageous
3
harmful
4
detrimental
亨利
Hēng lì
1
Henry (name)
2
henry (unit of inductance)
便利
biàn lì
1
convenient
2
easy
3
to facilitate
凶暴
xiōng bào
1
brutal
利
Lì
1
surname Li
利事
lì shì
1
(Cantonese) same as 紅包|红包[hóng bāo]
利器
lì qì
1
sharp weapon
2
effective implement
3
outstandingly able individual
利好
lì hǎo
1
favorable
2
good
3
advantage
利害
lì hài
1
pros and cons
2
advantages and disadvantages
3
gains and losses
利尿
lì niào
1
to promote urination
2
diuresis
利己
lì jǐ
1
personal profit
2
to benefit oneself
利市
lì shì
1
business profit
2
auspicious
3
lucky
4
small sum of money offered on festive days
利息
lì xī
1
interest (on a loan)
2
CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
利于
lì yú
1
to be beneficial
2
to be good for
Idioms
(20)
一暴十寒
yī pù shí hán
1
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
2
sporadic effort
3
short attention span
一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
1
small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
不畏强暴
bù wèi qiáng bào
1
not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
1
Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
以貌取人
yǐ mào qǔ rén
1
to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
1
for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
1
to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
1
blinded by greed (idiom)
利禄薰心
lì lù xūn xīn
1
to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
1
position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
1
lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
2
to use this in place of that
3
what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū
1
each takes what he needs (idiom)
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
1
both fame and fortune (idiom)
2
both virtue and reward
名��利锁
míng jiāng lì suǒ
1
lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth
2
the victim of one's own success
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
1
to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
2
to bring trouble through one's own actions
唯利是图
wéi lì shì tú
1
to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything
2
self-seeking
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
1
as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
2
in the bag
3
(as good as) in one's possession
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
1
(idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
因势利导
yīn shì lì dǎo
1
to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)
2
to make the best of new opportunities
地利人和
dì lì rén hé
1
favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
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