seek nothing but profits(wéi lì shì tú)

seek nothing but profits

Profiteering is a Chinese idiom, pronounced w é IL ì sh ì t ú, which refers to the pursuit of profit without considering other things. From baopuzi by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty.

source

"Baopuzi" written by Ge Hong in Jin Dynasty: "it's too much of a name. Because of exaggeration, it's greedy and greedy, and it's only for profit." In Zuo Zhuan, the 13th year of Chenggong: "although Yu was in and out of Jin Dynasty, Yu was only interested in profit."

Idiom story

A gentry lived in the countryside, exploited the peasants, played with golden leaves, pearls and jade, was mercenary, and did not know the hardships of people's livelihood.

usage

Verb object construction

Examples

Mao Dun's how to beat back the Decadence: "there have been some discussions over the years, which not only denounce the people in the book industry for being mercenary, but also blame the writers for making decadence and paralysis."

Chinese PinYin : wéi lì shì tú