爱富嫌贫 — “To favor the rich and despise the poor”
爱富嫌贫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to favor the rich and despise the poor”. To judge people based on their wealth. Literally, “Love the rich, scorn the poor”.
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爱富嫌贫 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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那个公司的招聘标准很奇怪，总是爱富嫌贫，只看应聘者的家庭背景。
That company's hiring standards are peculiar; they always favor the rich and despise the poor, only looking at the applicants' family backgrounds.
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More idioms starting with 爱
- ài爱bù不rěn忍shì释too fond to part with
- ài爱bù不shì释shǒu手love something too much to part with it
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- ài爱zhī之yù欲qí其shēng生，，è恶zhī之yù欲qí其sǐ死love to live, hate to die
- ài爱ren人yǐ以dé德Love others with virtue and integrity
- ài爱ren人lì利wù物cherish and benefit others
- ài爱rén人hào好shì士cherish and value talented individuals
- ài爱zé则jiā加zhū诸xī膝，，è恶zé则zhuì坠zhū诸yuān渊Love or hate dictates all actions
- ài爱bié别lí离kǔ苦the pain of parting from loved ones
- ài爱shì势tān贪cái财obsessed with power and greedy for money
- ài爱bó博ér而qíng情bù不zhuān专love widely but not dedicated
- ài爱kǒu口shí识xiū羞too shy to speak
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Open the tool →Questions about 爱富嫌贫
What does 爱富嫌贫 mean?
爱富嫌贫 (ài fù xián pín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to favor the rich and despise the poor”.
How do you pronounce 爱富嫌贫?
爱富嫌贫 is pronounced ài fù xián pín in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 爱富嫌贫 literally mean?
Literally, 爱富嫌贫 means “Love the rich, scorn the poor”. It is used to mean “to favor the rich and despise the poor”.
What is the Chinese definition of 爱富嫌贫?
嫌弃贫穷，喜爱富有。指对人的好恶以其贫富为准。