牟利 móu lì ㄇㄡˊ ㄌㄧˋ mau4 lei6
- to gain profit (by underhand means)
- to exploit
- exploitation
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牟
- 中牟 Zhōng mù ㄓㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋ zung1 mau4 see 中牟县
- 牟取 móu qǔ ㄇㄡˊ ㄑㄩˇ mau4 ceoi2 to gain profit (by underhand means)
- 牟定 Móu dìng ㄇㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ mau4 ding6 see 牟定县
- 牟平 Mù píng ㄇㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ muk6 ping4 see 牟平区
- 中牟县 中牟縣 Zhōng mù Xiàn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zung1 mau4 jyun6 Zhongmu, a county in Zhengzhou City 郑州市, Henan
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- 牟定县 牟定縣 Móu dìng Xiàn ㄇㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ mau4 ding6 jyun6 Mouding, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州, Yunnan
- 牟平区 牟平區 Mù píng Qū ㄇㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩ muk6 ping4 keoi1 Muping, a district of Yantai City 烟台市, Shandong
- 牟取暴利 móu qǔ bào lì ㄇㄡˊ ㄑㄩˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ mau4 ceoi2 bou6 lei6 to reap huge profits (esp. by unscrupulous means)
- 释迦牟尼 釋迦牟尼 Shì jiā móu ní ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄡˊ ㄋㄧˊ sik1 gaa1 mau4 nei4 Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama)
利
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 便利 biàn lì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ bin6 lei6 convenient
- 利害 lì hài ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ lei6 hoi6 pros and cons
- 利弊 lì bì ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ lei6 bai6 pros and cons
- 利息 lì xī ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧ lei6 sik1 interest (on a loan)
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- 利润 利潤 lì rùn ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨㄣˋ lei6 jeon6 profits
- 利率 lì lǜ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄩˋ lei6 leot6 interest rate
- 利用 lì yòng ㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄥˋ lei6 jung6 to exploit
- 利益 lì yì ㄌㄧˋ ㄧˋ lei6 jik1 benefit
- 利索 lì suo ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ lei6 sok3 nimble
- 功利 gōng lì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ gung1 lei6 utility
- 胜利 勝利 shèng lì ㄕㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ sing1 lei6 victory
- 吉利 jí lì ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ gat1 lei6 auspicious
- 名利 míng lì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ming4 lei6 fame and profit
- 失利 shī lì ㄕ ㄌㄧˋ sat1 lei6 to lose
- 专利 專利 zhuān lì ㄓㄨㄢ ㄌㄧˋ zyun1 lei6 patent
- 暴利 bào lì ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ bou6 lei6 sudden huge profits
- 有利 yǒu lì ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋ jau5 lei6 advantageous; favorable
- 权利 權利 quán lì ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ kyun4 lei6 right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)
- 水利 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lei6 water conservancy
Idioms with these characters
- 成败利钝 成敗利鈍 chéng bài lì dùn ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ sing4 baai6 lei6 deon6 succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages
- 大吉大利 dà jí dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 gat1 daai6 lei6 great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
- 淡泊名利 dàn bó míng lì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ daam6 bok6 ming4 lei6 not caring about fame and fortune (idiom)
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- 地利人和 dì lì rén hé ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄜˊ dei6 lei6 jan4 wo4 favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
- 功名利禄 功名利祿 gōng míng lì lù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ gung1 ming4 lei6 luk6 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
- 见利思义 見利思義 jiàn lì sī yì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄙ ㄧˋ gin3 lei6 si1 ji6 to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically
- 见利忘义 見利忘義 jiàn lì wàng yì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄧˋ gin3 lei6 mong4 ji6 (idiom) to abandon moral principles in the pursuit of profit
- 急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧˋ gap1 gung1 gan6 lei6 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
- 利令智昏 lì lìng zhì hūn ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄣ lei6 ling6 zi3 fan1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
- 流年不利 liú nián bù lì ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ lau4 nin4 bat1 lei6 the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year