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谋财害命

móu cái hài mìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom) / to murder for money
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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-2f619dbfa9365654. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

謀財害命 谋财害命 [mou2 cai2 hai4 ming4] /to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money/

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Other forms in these source records: 謀財害命

  • 谋
    móu

    to plan / to seek / scheme

  • 财
    cái

    money / wealth / riches / property / valuables

  • 害
    hài

    to do harm to / to cause trouble to / harm / evil / calamity

  • 命
    mìng

    life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc

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