轻财贵义 — “To value righteousness and moral principles above personal wealth”
轻财贵义 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to value righteousness and moral principles above personal wealth”. Literally, “Hold wealth lightly, value righteousness”.
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轻财贵义 Pronunciation and Pinyin
轻财贵义 Character Breakdown
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他一直秉持着轻财贵义的原则，乐于助人，从不计较个人得失。
He has always adhered to the principle of valuing righteousness over wealth, being happy to help others without concern for personal gain.
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More idioms starting with 轻
- qīng轻shì世ào傲wù物scorn the world and be arrogant
- qīng轻shì世sì肆zhì志scorn conventions and indulge will
- qīng轻jǔ举wàng妄dòng动act rashly without careful consideration
- qīng轻jǔ举jué绝sú俗withdraw from society and live in seclusion
- qīng轻jǔ举yuǎn远yóu游withdraw from society and live in seclusion
- qīng轻shì事zhòng重bào报exaggerate a minor issue in a report
- qīng轻yú于hóng鸿máo毛utterly worthless or insignificant
- qīng轻wēi偎dī低bàng傍gently snuggling and leaning close
- qīng轻yáo傜bó薄fù赋lighten corvée and reduce taxes
- qīng轻dòng动gān干gē戈Rashly resort to military action
- qīng轻zú卒ruì锐bīng兵agile elite troops with sharp weapons
- qīng轻kǒu口bó薄shé舌speak carelessly or flippantly
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Open the tool →Questions about 轻财贵义
What does 轻财贵义 mean?
轻财贵义 (qīng cái guì yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to value righteousness and moral principles above personal wealth”.
How do you pronounce 轻财贵义?
轻财贵义 is pronounced qīng cái guì yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 轻财贵义 literally mean?
Literally, 轻财贵义 means “Hold wealth lightly, value righteousness”. It is used to mean “to value righteousness and moral principles above personal wealth”.
What is the Chinese definition of 轻财贵义?
犹言轻财重义。指轻视财利而看重道义。