人为财死，鸟为食亡 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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人为财死，鸟为食亡
(人為財死，鳥為食亡)

Definition lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom) / fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich

Idiom Old sayings / It means that in order to pursue money, even life can be avoided

Usage

中文释义旧时俗语。意思是为了追求金钱，连生命都可以不要。

Characters 人 rén 为 (爲) wèi/wéi 财 (財) cái 死 sǐ 鸟 (鳥) niǎo 食 shí/sì 亡 wáng

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