人为财死，鸟为食亡

rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng

释义

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

人为财死，鸟为食亡 的构成词

• 人 rén: person; people
• 人为 rén wéi: artificial
• 死 sǐ: to die
• 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 wèi: because of
• 鸟 niǎo: bird
• 亡 wáng: to die
• 财 cái: money
• 食 shí: to eat
• 食 sì: to feed (a person or animal)