(idiom) to be bent solely on profit; to put profit before everything else
trad. 唯利是圖
Also written 唯利是圖【wéi lì shì tú】
Characters in this word
4唯
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only, alone, -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism)
- Pinyin
- wéi
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 15211 of 2500
利
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surname Li
- Pinyin
- Lì
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 3806 of 2500
是
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to be (followed by substantives only), correct; right; true, (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well, (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- Pinyin
- shì
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 5 of 2500
图
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diagram, picture, drawing, chart, map, CL:張|张[zhang1], to plan, to scheme, to attempt, to pursue, to seek
- Pinyin
- tú
- Traditional
- 圖
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4660 of 2500