違利赴名

简 违利赴名 · 繁 違利赴名
Mandarin · pinyin wéi lì fù míng

Meanings

  1. to renounce profit and seek fame (idiom); to abandon greed for reputation
  2. to choose fame over fortune
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違
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利
lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
赴
fù · go to; attend, be present
名
míng · name, rank, title, position
违
wéi · disobey, violate, defy; be apart from
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2–4–4–2 · wei2 li4 fu4 ming2

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wai4 lei6 fu6 ming4

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違利赴名 · wei2 li4 fu4 ming2
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Exact source record違利赴名 违利赴名 [wei2 li4 fu4 ming2] /to renounce profit and seek fame (idiom); to abandon greed for reputation/to choose fame over fortune/