勢利

势利
shìlì
snobbish

CEDICT

  1. (literary) power and wealth
  2. (literary, of circumstances) favourable
  3. favourable
  4. power and wealth

Wiktionary

  1. 權勢和財利。
  2. 形勢有利。「勢」文獻異文作「埶」。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

勢利 shilì

Entry Composition

1 勢 shì
  1. power
  2. influence
  3. potential
  4. momentum
  5. tendency
  6. trend
  7. situation
  8. conditions
  9. outward appearance
  10. sign
  11. gesture
  12. male genitals
2 利 lì
  1. sharp
  2. favorable
  3. advantage
  4. benefit
  5. profit
  6. interest
  7. to do good to
  8. to benefit

Containing this entry

勢利小人 shìlixiǎorén snob
勢利眼 shìliyǎn
  1. snobbish
  2. a snob
因勢利導 yīnshìlìdǎo
  1. to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)
  2. to make the best of new opportunities

Related entries

勢利眼 shìliyǎn
  1. snobbish
  2. a snob
嫌貧愛富 xiánpínàifù
  1. to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom)
  2. snobbish