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simp利欲熏心

lei6 juk6 fan1 sam1lì yù xūn xīn

English

blinded by greed (idiom)
to become unprincipled and pay attention only to personal desires and interests

粵語 — Cantonese

被慾望利益蒙蔽咗良心

Examples

呢位人兄因為利欲熏心而賄賂人哋，抵佢坐監。
This guy bribed others because he was blinded by desires, it serves him right to go to jail.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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