粵

私si1利lei6

si1 lei6sī lì

English

  1. personal gain; (one's own) selfish interest
  2. personal gain; selfish interest

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 個人嘅利益

Examples

  • 彼得是一个利他主义的游戏玩家,他会把东西给需要的人,而不是为一己之私利出售。

    Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 貪圖私利

    to selfishly seek for personal gains

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

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