rén​wèi​cái​sǐ​niǎo​wèi​shí​wáng

men die for wealth and birds die for food

  • created sense approved 人为财死,鸟为食亡/人為財死,鳥為食亡 · rén​wèi​cái​sǐ​niǎo​wèi​shí​wáng · men die for wealth and birds die for food — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人为财死,鸟为食亡 / 人為財死,鳥為食亡

    rén​wèi​cái​sǐ​niǎo​wèi​shí​wáng

    men die for wealth and birds die for food

    (proverb) people will do anything for money, even risking their lives, just as birds will risk death to find food; humans are driven by greed

    人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wèi · for 财 (literal) → 财/財 · cái · wealth 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die , (non_chinese) 鸟 (literal) → 鸟/鳥 · niǎo · bird 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wèi · for 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · food 亡 (literal) → 亡 · wáng · to die

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