見利忘義

See also: 见利忘义

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp	to forget; to overlook; to neglect	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (見利忘義)		見	利	忘	義
simp. (见利忘义)		见	利	忘	义

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànlìwàngyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ lei⁶ mong⁴ ji⁶
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): giang³ li⁶ bhuang⁵ ngi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànlìwàngyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànlìwàngyì
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-li⁴-wang⁴-i⁴
    • Yale: jyàn-lì-wàng-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannlihwanqyih
    • Palladius: цзяньливанъи (czjanʹlivanʺi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin³ lei⁶ mong⁴ ji⁶
    • Yale: gin leih mòhng yih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ lei⁶ mong⁴ ji⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin³ léi⁶ mong⁴ yi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ lei̯²² mɔːŋ²¹ jiː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: giang³ li⁶ bhuang⁵ ngi⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiàng lĭ buâng ngĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ li³⁵⁻¹¹ buaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ŋi³⁵/

Idiom

見利忘義

1. to forget one's principles whenever tempted by the prospect of personal gain

   • 這樣一來，一些喪盡天良的資本家，就見利忘義，躍躍欲試。 [MSC, trad.]
     这样一来，一些丧尽天良的资本家，就见利忘义，跃跃欲试。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1940, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《新民主主義論》 (On New Democracy), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Zhèyàngyīlái, yīxiē sàngjìntiānliáng de zīběnjiā, jiù jiànlìwàngyì, yuèyuèyùshì. [Pinyin]

     At the prospect of profits, some conscienceless capitalists forget all moral principles and itch to have a go.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (見利忘義):

• → Japanese: 見利忘義(けんりぼうぎ) (kenribōgi)
• → Korean: 견리망의(見利忘義) (gyeollimang'ui)

See also

• 見利思義／见利思义