人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén​wèi​cái​sǐ​niǎo​wèi​shí​wáng

men die for wealth and birds die for food

  1. 人 rén noun
    person
    person; people; human being; a human
  2. 为 為 wèi preposition
    for
    for; because of; in order to; for the sake of; used to indicate the purpose or recipient of an action
  3. 财 財 cái noun
    wealth
    (bound form) money; wealth; property; riches
  4. 死 sǐ verb
    to die
    to die; to pass away; to perish
  5. ， niǎo
    non-Chinese
  6. 鸟 鳥 niǎo noun
    bird
    bird; feathered vertebrate with wings and a beak
  7. 为 為 wèi preposition
    for
    for; because of; in order to; for the sake of; used to indicate the purpose or recipient of an action
  8. 食 shí noun
    food
    food; a meal; animal feed; grain; things to eat
  9. 亡 wáng nounverb
    to die
    (bound form) to die; to perish; to be deceased