势利眼

Traditional: 勢利眼

shì li yǎn

Dictionary entry

snobbish

What does 势利眼 mean?

势利眼 (shì li yǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1snobbish

2a snob

Character breakdown

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势shìpower · influence 利Lìsurname Li 眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance

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势利眼

shì li yǎn

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