利令智昏 lì lìng zhì hūn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)

CHARACTERS

利 lì
HSK 4
gains, advantage, profit, merit
令 lìng
HSK 5
command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause
智 zhì
HSK 5
wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
昏 hūn
HSK 6
dusk, nightfall, twilight, dark