见利忘义 in English jian4 li4 wang4 yi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to see profit and forget morality (idiomatic expression); to act from mercenary considerations
  • to sell one's soul for gain

Simplified Characters

见 利 忘 义

Traditional Characters

見 利 忘 義

Pinyin

jian4 li4 wang4 yi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

见jian4to see 利li4surname Li 忘wang4to forget 义yi4surname Yi