名缰利锁
Traditional form:
名韁利鎖
Pinyin (reading):
míngjiānglìsuǒ
Definitions:
- lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth
- the victim of one's own success
Characters:
- 名 - name; position, rank, title
- 缰 - bridle, reins
- 利 - gains, advantage, profit, merit
- 锁 - lock, padlock; chains, shackles
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