pōu​fù​cáng​zhū

to sacrifice one's life for money

Senses

剖腹藏珠 pōu​fù​cáng​zhū (also pǒu​fù​cáng​zhū) to sacrifice one's life for money

Literally meaning to cut open one's stomach to hide a pearl; used to describe people who value money more than their own lives or who waste great effort on trivial things.

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