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违利赴名

wéi lì fù míngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to renounce profit and seek fame (idiom) / to abandon greed for reputation / to choose fame over fortune
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-0c889d5691d876f9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

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/

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Other forms in these source records: 違利赴名

  • 违
    wéi

    (bound form) to violate / to go against / (bound form) to be away from

  • 利
    lì

    sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit

    Lì

    surname Li

  • 赴
    fù

    to go / to visit (e.g. another country) / to attend (a banquet etc)

  • 名
    míng

    name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.