唯利是圖
See also: 唯利是图
Chinese
| yes; only; alone | advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp |
be; yes; this | diagram; to plan; picture diagram; to plan; picture; drawing; chart | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (唯利是圖) | 唯 | 利 | 是 | 圖 | |
| simp. (唯利是图) | 唯 | 利 | 是 | 图 | |
| alternative forms | 惟利是圖／惟利是图 | ||||
Pronunciation
Idiom
唯利是圖
- to be bent solely on profit; to seek nothing but profits
- 蘇聯和一切資本主義國家的上層成分之唯利是圖者根本相反，它是以援助一切弱小民族和革命戰爭為其職志的。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Sūlián hé yīqiè zīběnzhǔyì guójiā de shàngcéng chéngfèn zhī wéilìshìtú zhě gēnběn xiāngfǎn, tā shì yǐ yuánzhù yīqiè ruòxiǎo mínzú hé gémìng zhànzhēng wéi qí zhízhì de. [Pinyin]
- In direct contrast to all the members of the upper strata in the capitalist countries who seek nothing but profits, the Soviet Union considers it its duty to help all weak nations and all revolutionary wars.
苏联和一切资本主义国家的上层成分之唯利是图者根本相反，它是以援助一切弱小民族和革命战争为其职志的。 [MSC, simp.]
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