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人为财死，鸟为食亡【rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng】

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

人为财死，鸟为食亡【rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng】

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

人

HSK 11

含义man; people; mankind; someone else

拼音rén

为

HSK 2

含义do, handle, govern, act; be

拼音wèi

财

HSK 4

含义wealth, valuables, riches

拼音cái

死

HSK 32

含义die; dead; death

拼音sǐ

鸟

HSK 2

含义bird; Kangxi radical 196

拼音niǎo

食

HSK 21

含义eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184

拼音shí

亡

HSK 63

含义death, destroyed; lose, perish

拼音wáng