4 characters Idiom and proverb 8 815

Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「利綰名牽」, detailed below.

This feature highlights the idiom 「利綰名牽」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

Refers to being tempted and bound by fame and fortune. Same as “profit and fame lead to fame”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lì wǎn míng qiān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

lei6 waan2 ming4/meng2 hin1

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