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Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「計功謀利」 below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「計功謀利」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Care about fame and seek personal gain.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jì gōng móu lì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gai3/gai2 gung1 mau4 lei6

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