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."

Analysis of Idioms

In the early days, it refers to some powerful countries, such as the state of Qin in the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, which is known as the state of mercenary. It refers to land, but the state of Qin is the most powerful country in the Warring States period and the last winner. As for the later folk saying that businessmen are mercenary, it is actually a joke, because in the old days, businessmen usually went in and out of money on the counter, planned to keep accounts, lit candles at night, and made accounts early in the morning They are hardworking and professional. The common people are poor like beggars, and good things like a daughter-in-law hanging or committing a crime. They chew their tongues to see the noise. The businessmen are small people. They are relatively rich. They often make friends with officials. They read books or rent cars at home. It's not a good thing for them to see that they are busy making money. They laugh that they are only for profit, which means they know It's not a good thing to make money, but not to watch the excitement. Generally, when there is a disaster, they take some money to relieve the victims. When there is a war, they close their doors. Businessmen are rational and rigorous. They are capitalists in the budding stage of capitalism. In the old days, businessmen set up workshops, which were in front of management and behind production. For example, they were selling pickles in the front, the guys in the workshops behind were making pickles, and the big businessmen opened branches everywhere In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, textile factories with more than 100 looms appeared in the workshops put into production by businessmen in the rich Jiangnan region. Ancient businessmen were the ancestors of modern entrepreneurs. The modern industrial and commercial bourgeoisie, businessmen and business circles have become the mainstream social class and the narrow elite class. The classic image of the western British and American business circles and the business circles in the period of the Republic of China is deeply imprinted in the minds of the Chinese people.

Chinese PinYin : wéi lì shì tú