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見錢眼開
简 见钱眼开 · 繁 見錢眼開Mandarin · pinyin jiàn qián yǎn kāi
Meanings
- to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
- money-grubbing
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4–2–3–1 · jian4 qian2 yan3 kai1
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gin3 cin2 ngaan5 hoi1
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adj
- (idiomatic, colloquial, derogatory) greedy for money
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