爱财如命

àicáirúmìng

love money as one loves one's life; love money as much as life itself; be greedy for money; be a money-grubber

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skin a flea for its hide

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skin a flea for its hide

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ài cái rú mìng

v. love money as much as life itself, be greedy for money, be a money grubber

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爱财(钱)如命

ài cái rú mìng

love gold (wealth) as one's life -- covetous; be greedy for money; be actuated by love of riches; be a money- grubber; love money as much as life itself; love money as one loves one's life; love wealth as much as life; regard wealth as one's life; very stingy; miserly; niggardly:

守财奴爱财如命， 宁可饿肚皮， 没衣穿。 Misers put their back and their belly into their pockets.

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愛財如命|爱财如命 [ài cái rú mìng] ► lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom) ► fig. avaricious ► tightfisted