Definition
财迷心窍 is a four-character idiom (成语) that describes someone who is so obsessed with money that they lose judgment or act irrationally. It literally means 'money confuses the mind and heart'. You can use it as a predicate or attributive, often with 的 for modification: 财迷心窍的人 (a person blinded by greed).
f.e.
obsessed with moneyblinded by greed
Examples
- 财迷心窍，。Tā zhēnshi cái mí xīn qiào le, wèile zhuàn qián shénme huàishì dōu gàn de chūlái.He's really blinded by greed; he'll do anything for money.
- 财迷心窍。Yí gè cái mí xīn qiào de rén shì bú huì kǎolǜ biérén de gǎnshòu de.A person obsessed with money won't consider others' feelings.
- 财迷心窍。Zhè zhǒng cái mí xīn qiào de zuòfǎ zuìzhōng huì hài le zìjǐ.This kind of money-grubbing behavior will eventually harm oneself.
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