好利忘义

好利忘義
hàolìwàngyì

to abandon principles for the sake of personal (monetary) gain

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 好利 hàolì to seek (monetary) gain
2 忘 wàng
  1. to forget
  2. to overlook
  3. to neglect
=3 义 Yì
  1. surname Yi
  2. (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 义大利 Yìdàlì)
=3 义 yì
  1. justice
  2. righteousness
  3. meaning
  4. foster (father etc)
  5. adopted
  6. artificial (tooth, limb etc)
  7. relationship
  8. friendship
=3 义 chà
  1. alternative form of 岔 (chà, “diverge, branch off; fork in the road”)
  2. alternative form of 杈 (chà, “fork of a branch”)