词语
人为财死,鸟为食亡
拼音
rén wèi cái sǐ,niǎo wèi shí wáng
什么意思
释义如下:↓- (谚语) 人为谋取钱财而不惜生命,就像鸟为了觅食而丧生一样。 《官场维新记.第一三回》:「俗语说得好:『人为财死,鸟为食亡。』当时袁伯珍听得这些说话,便要从此发一宗洋财。」
英语
lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom) fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich