只知铜臭 不知教养
“not values!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
若不是因为你们纪家 成日钻到钱眼儿里
“You Jis... raised on money,”
只知铜臭 不知 教养
“not values!”
我顾德昭的儿子
“No wonder”
“Your vulgar obsession with money has utterly ruined my son's moral character.”
Traditional Confucian society placed scholar-officials above merchants, often looking down upon commercial wealth as morally inferior compared to scholarly cultivation and virtue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the stench of copper; vulgar love of money
A derogatory literary idiom used to express disdain for sheer wealth lacking cultural cultivation.
upbringing; refinement; manners
Use to refer to someone's personal cultivation, morals, and civilized behavior learned from their family.