趨利避害

Chinese

		to pursue profit; to pursue one's own interest	to avoid disadvantages; to avoid catastrophe
trad. (趨利避害)		趨利	避害
simp. (趋利避害)		趋利	避害

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qūlìbìhài

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ lei⁶ bei⁶ hoi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qūlìbìhài
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyulìbìhài
  - Wade–Giles: chʻü¹-li⁴-pi⁴-hai⁴
  - Yale: chyū-lì-bì-hài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiulihbihhay
  - Palladius: цюйлибихай (cjujlibixaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi¹ lei⁶ bei⁶ hoi⁶
  - Yale: chēui leih beih hoih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ lei⁶ bei⁶ hoi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ léi⁶ béi⁶ hoi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵy̯⁵⁵ lei̯²² pei̯²² hɔːi̯²²/

Idiom

趨利避害

to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages

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