趨利避害

Chinese

		to pursue profit; to pursue one's own interest	to avoid disadvantages; to avoid catastrophe
trad. (趨利避害)		趨利	避害
simp. (趋利避害)		趋利	避害

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qūlìbìhài

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ lei⁶ bei⁶ hoi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qūlìbìhài
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyulìbìhài
    • Wade–Giles: chʻü¹-li⁴-pi⁴-hai⁴
    • Yale: chyū-lì-bì-hài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiulihbihhay
    • Palladius: цюйлибихай (cjujlibixaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi¹ lei⁶ bei⁶ hoi⁶
    • Yale: chēui leih beih hoih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ lei⁶ bei⁶ hoi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ léi⁶ béi⁶ hoi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ lei̯²² pei̯²² hɔːi̯²²/

Idiom

趨利避害

1. to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages