私利私欲 Greed

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 18:50

Japanese proverbs

私利私欲
Greed; Self-Interest

私利私欲

Japanese	しりしよく shi ri shi yoku
Literal	Self-interest and selfish desire
English Equivalent	Motivated by greed
Notes	私 is the "I, me" pronoun watashi. Other common examples of using the し reading are: 私立学校 shiritsu gakkou Private school 私有 shi yuu Private ownership 私有地 shi yuu chi Private land 私的感情 shi teki kan jou Personal feelings

私利私欲に駆られる。
shirishiyoku ni karareru.
To be driven by greed.

駆られる karareru—be driven by...; be carried away by (one's feelings); succumb to (curiosity); be assailed by (fears) [ from Kodansha's 新和英大辞典]

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