勢利 [势－]

Jyutping sai3 lei6
Pinyin shì lì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. snobbish
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) Acquisitive
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    只會​以​權勢​、​財富​嚟​看待​人
    snobbish
    • 佢咁勢利，點會同我哋啲窮人做朋友啊！
      佢咁势利，点会同我哋啲穷人做朋友啊！
      keoi5 gam3 sai3 lei6, dim2 wui5 tung4 ngo5 dei6 ni1 di1 kung4 jan4 zou6 pang4 jau5 aa3!
      He's so snobbish, how would he make friends with us poor people?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    acting snobbishly towards the poor and obsequiously towards the rich; behaving differently towards others based on their wealth (often being selfishly concerned with gaining advantages for oneself)
  2. noun, literary
    power and wealth
  3. adj, literary, of circumstances
    favourable
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    汤姆有一点势利。
    湯姆有一點勢利。
    tāng mǔ yǒu yī diǎn shì lì 。
    • Tom is a bit snobbish.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢咁势利，点会同我哋啲穷人做朋友啊！
    佢咁勢利，點會同我哋啲窮人做朋友啊！
    keoi5 gam3 sai3 lei6, dim2 wui5 tung4 ngo5 dei6 ni1 di1 kung4 jan4 zou6 pang4 jau5 aa3!
    • He's so snobbish, how would he make friends with us poor people?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    呔！住口！你这势利的狗！
    呔！住口！你這勢利的狗！
    dāi ！ zhù kǒu ！ nǐ zhè shì lì de gǒu ！
    • Bah! Shut up! Lick-spittle cur!