money worship; mammonism
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
the worship of money; the belief that money is the most important value
neutralA critical term describing a materialistic or greedy mindset. Often used in social and moral commentary.
Xiàn现
dài代
shè社
huì会
zhōng中
de的
bài拜
jīn金
zhǔ主
yì义
ràng让
rén人
biàn变
de得
lěng冷
mò漠
。
The money worship in modern society makes people indifferent.
Tā他
de的
bài拜
jīn金
zhǔ主
yì义
sī思
xiǎng想
dǎo导
zhì致
tā他
zhǐ只
kàn看
zhòng重
lì利
yì益
，
bù不
kàn看
zhòng重
gǎn感
qíng情
。
His mammonist thinking leads him to value profit over emotion.
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Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
pī批
pàn判
le了
xiāo消
fèi费
wén文
huà化
zhōng中
de的
bài拜
jīn金
zhǔ主
yì义
qīng倾
xiàng向
。
This article criticizes the tendency toward money worship in consumer culture.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
ràng让
bài拜
jīn金
zhǔ主
yì义
fǔ腐
shí蚀
le了
wǒ我
men们
de的
jià价
zhí值
guān观
。
We must not let mammonism corrode our values.