轻财重义 — “To value righteousness and morality over wealth and personal gain”
轻财重义 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to value righteousness and morality over wealth and personal gain”. To despise money and esteem justice. Literally, “make light of wealth and value righteousness”.
轻财重义 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 轻财重义
During the Three Kingdoms period, Ling Tong, a divisional commandant from the Kingdom of Wu, commanded the army that his late father, Ling Cao, once led. He befriended worthy individuals, valued righteousness over wealth, and had the demeanor of a national hero.
Once, while drinking with the governor Chen Qin and others, Chen Qin became violent and unrestrained, insulting Ling Tong while intoxicated. Ling Tong, unable to tolerate it, killed him.
Later, Ling Tong performed a great service in battle, and Sun Quan allowed him to atone for his crime through this meritorious deed.
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More idioms starting with 轻
- qīng轻shì世ào傲wù物scorn the world and be arrogant
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- 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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What does 轻财重义 mean?
轻财重义 (qīng cái zhòng yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to value righteousness and morality over wealth and personal gain”.
How do you pronounce 轻财重义?
轻财重义 is pronounced qīng cái zhòng yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 轻财重义 literally mean?
Literally, 轻财重义 means “make light of wealth and value righteousness”. It is used to mean “to value righteousness and morality over wealth and personal gain”.
Where does 轻财重义 come from?
轻财重义 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 轻财重义?
指轻视财利而看重道义。