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唯利是图

wéi lì shì túdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to be bent solely on profit / to put profit before everything else
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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-3b8f8c653c638c47. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

唯利是圖 唯利是图 [wei2 li4 shi4 tu2] /(idiom) to be bent solely on profit; to put profit before everything else/

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Other forms in these source records: 唯利是圖

  • 唯
    wéi

    only / alone / -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhǔ yì] or 論|论[lùn], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wéi lǐ lùn], rationalism)

    wěi

    yes

  • 利
    lì

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

    Lì

    surname Li

  • 是
    shì

    to be (followed by substantives only) / correct / right / true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)

  • 图
    tú

    diagram / picture / drawing / chart / map / CL:張|张[zhāng] / to plan / to scheme / to attempt / to pursue / to seek

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