名韁利鎖 míng jiāng lì suǒ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth
  2. the victim of one's own success

CHARACTERS

名 míng
HSK 1
name, rank, title, position
韁 jiāng reins, halter; bridle
利 lì
HSK 4
gains, advantage, profit, merit
鎖 suǒ lock, padlock; shackles, chains