渔猎 (yú liè) — (formal) fishing and hunting (as a livelihood); (figurative) to seek illegal or improper gain; to prey upon
Definition
Literally 'fishing and hunting', used formally for ancient or traditional subsistence livelihoods. Figuratively, it means preying on others to gain improper benefits — the predatory sense seen in phrases like 非法渔猎.
noun
(formal) fishing and hunting (as a livelihood)(figurative) to seek illegal or improper gainto prey upon
Examples
- 渔猎。Gǔ dài rén kào yú liè hé cǎi jí wéi shēng.Ancient people lived by fishing, hunting, and gathering.
- 渔猎。Zhè jiā gōng sī shè xián lì yòng nèi mù xìn xī yú liè lì yì.This company is suspected of using insider information to seek illegal gains.
- 渔猎。Fǎ lǜ yán lì dǎ jī fēi fǎ yú liè xíng wéi.The law severely cracks down on illegal predatory behavior.
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