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見利忘義 (gin3 lei6 mong4 ji6) — to see profit and forget morality; to act from mercenary considerations in Cantonese

gin˗₃見leiˍ₆利mongˎ₄忘jiˍ₆義
简 见利忘义
Mandarin Pinyin: jian4 li4 wang4 yi4

Meaning of 見利忘義

nounto see profit and forget morality; to act from mercenary considerations

Characters in 見利忘義

見gin3
meet; call on; visit
利lei6,
sharp
忘mong4
forget; overlook; neglect
義ji6
artificial; false; fake

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