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势利眼

shì li yǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
snobbish / a snob
Sources & editorial notes

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-76684031c2457cb4. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

勢利眼 势利眼 [shi4 li5 yan3] /snobbish/a snob/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 勢利眼

  • 势
    shì

    power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals

  • 利
    lì

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

    Lì

    surname Li

  • 眼
    yǎn

    eye (CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]) / (often used with 一[yī]) a look / a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.