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名缰利锁		Traditional Chinese
名韁利鎖
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
míng jiāng lì suǒ		Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
ming4 geung1 lei6 so2
Short definition the victim of one's own success
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom)MDBG icon / the victim of one's own successMDBG icon / tied down by reputation and wealthMDBG icon /
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Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth; the victim of one's own success
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