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见利忘义

jiànlì-wàngyì

to abandon moral principles in pursuit of profit

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

jiànlì-wàngyì

Example sentence

他在商场上见利忘义,出卖了多年合作伙伴。

Tā zài shāngchǎng shàng jiànlì-wàngyì, chūmài le duōnián hézuò huǒbàn.

In the business world, he abandoned moral principles for profit and betrayed his long-time partner.

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