贪贿无艺 — “To be insatiably greedy for wealth”
贪贿无艺 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be insatiably greedy for wealth”. To know no bounds in coveting money and engaging in bribery. Literally, “Boundless greed for bribery”.
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Origin and Story of 贪贿无艺
During the Spring and Autumn period, Shuxiang from the Jin state visited Qing Han Xuanzi. Han Xuanzi remarked that although he held the title of Qing, his wealth was actually quite meager.
Shuxiang congratulated him, which puzzled Han Xuanzi.
Shuxiang then explained that when Luan Wuzi served as the Senior Qing, his household had only one servant and about a hundred qing (a unit of land) of fields, yet people respected him.
However, his son, upon inheriting the Qing position, became insatiably greedy for wealth and accepted bribes, almost bringing about his own demise.
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- tān贪lì利wàng忘yì义greedy for profit, forgetting righteousness
- tān贪gōng功qǐ起xìn衅Provoke conflict for personal credit
- tān贪chī吃lǎn懒zuò做gluttonous and lazy
- tān贪míng名tú图lì利covet fame and pursue profit
- tān贪míng名ài爱lì利greedy for fame and gain
- tān贪míng名zhú逐lì利covet fame and pursue profit
- tān贪lì吏huá猾xū胥corrupt and cunning minor officials
- tān贪tú图ān安yì逸hanker after ease and comfort
- tān贪mò墨zhī之fēng风prevailing atmosphere of corruption and bribery
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Open the tool →Questions about 贪贿无艺
What does 贪贿无艺 mean?
贪贿无艺 (tān huì wú yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be insatiably greedy for wealth”.
How do you pronounce 贪贿无艺?
贪贿无艺 is pronounced tān huì wú yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贪贿无艺 literally mean?
Literally, 贪贿无艺 means “Boundless greed for bribery”. It is used to mean “to be insatiably greedy for wealth”.
Where does 贪贿无艺 come from?
贪贿无艺 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 贪贿无艺?
贿：财物；艺：标准、准则，引伸为法度、限度。贪求财物没有限度。指反动的统治阶级无限制地搜刮民财。