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爱钱如命 — “To love money as much as one's life”

爱钱如命 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to love money as much as one's life”. To be extremely greedy and miserly, valuing money above all else. Literally, “love money as life”.

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爱钱如命 Pronunciation and Pinyin

爱钱如命 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
爱
ài10to love or cherish
钱
qián10money, currency, wealth
如
rú6like, as, if
命
mìng8life, fate, command

Example Sentence with 爱钱如命

他那个人爱钱如命,即使是一点小钱也不肯放过。
That person loves money as much as his life; he wouldn't let even a small amount of money slip away.

Idioms Related to 爱钱如命

Synonyms of 爱钱如命

  • ài爱cái财rú如mìng命to love money as much as one's life

Antonyms of 爱钱如命

  • zhàng仗yì义shū疏cái财generous with wealth for justice

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
  • ài爱zhī之yù欲qí其shēng生love someone so much you wish them to live
  • 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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Questions about 爱钱如命

What does 爱钱如命 mean?

爱钱如命 (ài qián rú mìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to love money as much as one's life”.

How do you pronounce 爱钱如命?

爱钱如命 is pronounced ài qián rú mìng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 爱钱如命 literally mean?

Literally, 爱钱如命 means “love money as life”. It is used to mean “to love money as much as one's life”.

What is the Chinese definition of 爱钱如命?

某些人贪爱钱财就像吝啬生命一样。形容十分贪婪、刻薄。

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