人见利而不见害，鱼见食而不见钩人見利而不見害，魚見食而不見鉤人見利而不見害，魚見食而不見鈎

people see the gain but not the harm; fish see the food but not the hook

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: People are blinded by profit and miss the danger. A warning against greed.

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Simplified: 人见利而不见害，鱼见食而不见钩
Traditional (Taiwan): 人見利而不見害，魚見食而不見鉤
Traditional (Hong Kong): 人見利而不見害，魚見食而不見鈎
Pinyin: rén jiàn lì ér bújiàn hài, yú jiàn shí ér bújiàn gōu
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄞˋ，ㄩˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄡ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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