见利忘义的人
“and fence sitters.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
见利忘义 的人
“and fence sitters.”
都怪他们
“It's their fault.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
A fundamental Confucian moral dichotomy: placing private gain (Li) above loyalty and righteous behavior (Yi) is considered one of the worst character flaws in Chinese ethics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
forgetting moral duty at the sight of profit; opportunistic and unprincipled
A classic four-character idiom used as a harsh moral condemnation of disloyal people.
Forms a noun phrase specifying the category of people being criticized.