1. common interest2. mutual benefit
to make use of one's position to gain profit for oneself or one's associates
1. add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse2. to add fuel to the fire
harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good
1. wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster2. It all ends in tears.
1. poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined2. the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
virtuous companions and worthy friends
to take from the rich and give to the poor (idiom)
lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education
see 延年益寿[yán nián yì shòu]
interests protected by law
motherwort (Leonurus heterophyllus)
1. increasingly2. more and more
Wangyi, a district of Tongchuan City 铜川市[tóng chuān shì], Shaanxi
1. total profit2. aggregate return
Zhanyi, a district of Qujing City 曲靖市[qǔ jìng shì], Yunnan
(national) defense interests
income account (accountancy)
1. lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom)2. fig. to try to help but end up making things worse
(finance) yield to maturity (YTM)
社会公共利益 社會公共利益 shè huì gōng gòng lì yì public interest
满招损，谦受益 滿招損，謙受益 mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì 1. (idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit2. pride comes before a fall
道高益安，势高益危 道高益安，勢高益危 dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēi More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) (Tw)