wèi
rén
zuò
jià

idiom

Meaning of 为人作嫁

为人作嫁 means to work hard for others without benefiting oneself; to labor in vain for others' gain; to be exploited. Pronounced wèi rén zuò jià.

  • to work hard for others without benefiting oneself; to labor in vain for others' gain; to be exploited

Definitions & Examples

xiǎng
bèi
zi
zài
gōng
wèi
rén
zuò
jià
 
jué
dìng
zhí
chuàng
 

I don't want to spend my whole life working for others' benefit at the company, so I've decided to quit and start my own business.

xīn
xīn
gàn
le
èr
shí
nián
 
dào
tóu
lái
zhǐ
shì
wèi
rén
zuò
jià
 
lián
quán
dōu
méi
yǒu
 

He worked painstakingly for twenty years, but in the end he was just laboring for others' gain without even having any equity.

guǒ
yán
jiū
chéng
guǒ
zhǐ
néng
wèi
rén
zuò
jià
 
yán
rén
yuán
hái
yǒu
shén
me
xìng
 

If research results can only benefit others, what motivation do researchers have?