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人为财死，鸟为食亡

rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng

9-character word Traditional 人為財死，鳥為食亡

What 人为财死，鸟为食亡 means

1. lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
2. fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich

The characters in 人为财死，鸟为食亡

• 人rénperson; people
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 财cáimoney; wealth; riches
• 死sǐto die; impassable; uncrossable
• 鸟niǎobird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)…
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 食shíto eat; food; animal feed
• 亡wángto die; to lose; to be gone

Example sentences

• 人为财死，鸟为食亡。
  Money ruins many.