利欲熏心 (lì yù xūn xīn) — blinded by greed
Definition
A chengyu describing someone so consumed by desire for money or power that they lose moral judgment. Always negative — it condemns the person's corruption, not the greed itself.
idiom
blinded by greed
Examples
- ，利欲熏心。Tā wèi le zhuàn qián bù zé shǒu duàn, zhēn shì lì yù xūn xīn.He stops at nothing to make money — truly blinded by greed.
- 利欲熏心。Nà xiē lì yù xūn xīn de shāng rén zuì zhōng dōu méi yǒu hǎo xià chǎng.Those merchants blinded by greed ultimately came to no good end.
- ，利欲熏心，。Zài lì yì miàn qián, tā lì yù xūn xīn, wàng jì le zuò rén de yuán zé.In the face of profit, he was blinded by greed and forgot his principles.
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