利令智昏

lì lìng zhì hūn

Dictionary entry

to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)

What does 利令智昏 mean?

利令智昏 (lì lìng zhì hūn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)

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利Lìsurname Li 令língused in 脊令[ji2 ling2] · used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])智zhì(literary) wise; wisdom 昏hūnmuddle-headed · twilight

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利令智昏

lì lìng zhì hūn

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