贪夫徇财 — “Greedy person sacrifices life for wealth”
贪夫徇财 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a person who is so excessively greedy for money that they would risk or even sacrifice their life to obtain it; extremely avaricious”. Literally, “Greedy person sacrifices life for wealth”.
贪夫徇财 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 贪
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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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What does 贪夫徇财 mean?
贪夫徇财 (tān fū xùn cái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a person who is so excessively greedy for money that they would risk or even sacrifice their life to obtain it; extremely avaricious”.
How do you pronounce 贪夫徇财?
贪夫徇财 is pronounced tān fū xùn cái in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贪夫徇财 literally mean?
Literally, 贪夫徇财 means “Greedy person sacrifices life for wealth”. It is used to mean “describes a person who is so excessively greedy for money that they would risk or even sacrifice their life to obtain it; extremely avaricious”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贪夫徇财?
徇：通“殉”。徇财：不顾性命以求财。爱财的人愿意为了钱财而死。形容人爱财如命。