為富不仁

为富不仁
wéifùbùrén
(idiom) to be wealthy and heartless

CEDICT

to be rich and cruel; to be rich and heartless

Wiktionary

只知斂聚財物，卻不講求仁義道德。

重編國語辭典

只知斂聚財物，卻不講求仁義道德

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 為 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
2 富 fù
  1. rich
  2. abundant
  3. wealthy
3 不仁 bùrén
  1. not benevolent
  2. heartless
  3. numb

Containing this entry

為富不仁，為仁不富 wéifùbùrén,wéirénbùfù (idiom, from Mencius) the rich are not benevolent, and the benevolent are not rich