money-obsessed person; miser
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
money-obsessed person; miser; someone pathologically preoccupied with getting rich
derogatoryA pejorative term. Implies the person's obsession with money clouds their judgment and makes them stingy or unscrupulous.
Tā他
shì是
gè个
shí十
zú足
de的
lǎo老
cái财
mí迷
，
lián连
yī一
fēn分
qián钱
dōu都
shě舍
bu不
de得
huā花
。
He's a complete old miser, unwilling to spend even a single cent.
Bié别
tīng听
tā他
de的
tóu投
zī资
jiàn建
yì议
，
tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
gè个
xiǎng想
piàn骗
nǐ你
qián钱
de的
cái财
mí迷
。
Don't listen to his investment advice; he's just a money-grubber trying to scam you.
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Tā她
cái财
mí迷
xīn心
qiào窍
，
jū居
rán然
wèi为
le了
jiǎng奖
jīn金
hé和
hǎo好
péng朋
you友
fān翻
liǎn脸
le了
。
Blinded by greed, she actually fell out with her good friend over a bonus.
Sú俗
huà话
shuō说
：
“
Cái财
mí迷
zhuǎn转
xiàng向
，
zǒu走
lù路
suàn算
zhàng账
。
”
As the saying goes, 'A money-obsessed person is so distracted they can't even walk straight without calculating.'