forget honour at the prospect of profits
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ā NL ì w à ngy ì, which means greedy for money and forgetting morality. It comes from Ling Mengchu of Ming Dynasty.
Idiom usage
It refers to a person who has an eye for money
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: forgetting justice at the expense of profit; Antonyms: Thinking justice at the expense of profit, upholding justice and dispersing wealth
The origin of Idioms
"I'm the daughter of a good family here. I'm a concubine at Jiang Xiucai's house, and I'm not allowed to. Later, even scholar greedy, actually sold to this Zheng mother's home
Idiom explanation
He is greedy for money and forgets morality.
Chinese PinYin : tān lì wàng yì
forget honour at the prospect of profits
true gold does not fear fire. zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn
venerable elders of the country. sān lǎo wǔ gēng
change existing habits and customs. yí fēng gé sú
an outwardly kind but inwardly cruel person. xiào miàn hǔ