为富不仁

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

CEDICT

to be rich and cruel; to be rich and heartless

Wiktionary

只知敛聚财物，却不讲求仁义道德。

重編國語辭典

只知敛聚财物，却不讲求仁义道德

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 为 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)
=1 为 wéi variant of 为 wéi
2 富 fù
  1. rich
  2. abundant
  3. wealthy
3 不仁 bùrén
  1. not benevolent
  2. heartless
  3. numb

Containing this entry

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