What Does "人为财死鸟为食亡" (rén wéi cái sǐ niǎo wèi shí wáng) Mean?

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人为财死鸟为食亡

rén wéi cái sǐ niǎo wèi shí wáng

Men die for wealth. Birds perish for food.

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TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E11

Clip Timestamp

40:06

TMDB ID

270857

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	是你告诉她丈夫她会去储蓄所取钱对吗	shì nǐ gào sù tā zhàng fū tā huì qù chǔ xù suǒ qǔ qián duì ma	You told her husband she would withdraw the money, right?
2▶	人为财死鸟为食亡	rén wéi cái sǐ niǎo wèi shí wáng	Men die for wealth. Birds perish for food.
3	文毓秀	wén yù xiù	Wen Yuxiu.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 3

0:03s

你以前叫什么做过什么

nǐ yǐ qián jiào shén me zuò guò shén me(Qidaohezi Building Materials Factory, 1996) I never asked your name

HSK 3

0:03s

我不在乎你叫啥以前做过啥

wǒ bù zài hū nǐ jiào shá yǐ qián zuò guò sháI don't care what your name was or what you used to do.

HSK 3

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想做更好的自己

xiǎng zuò gèng hǎo de zì jǐI know you want to be a better person

HSK 5

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想做有意义的事情

xiǎng zuò yǒu yì yì de shì qíngand do meaningful things.

HSK 3

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以前是谁不重要

yǐ qián shì shuí bú zhòng yàoWho you used to be doesn't matter, right?

本来想着跟你一起去做更好的自己

HSK 4

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本来想着跟你一起去做更好的自己

běn lái xiǎng zhe gēn nǐ yì qǐ qù zuò gèng hǎo de zì jǐI wanted to become a better person together with you.

HSK 2

0:03s

现在已经走不了了

xiàn zài yǐ jīng zǒu bù liǎo leBut now I can't leave.

HSK 3

0:03s

我现在有一件事儿必须你帮我

wǒ xiàn zài yǒu yī jiàn shì ér bì xū nǐ bāng wǒI need you to do something for me now.

HSK 3

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你去做更好的自己

nǐ qù zuò gèng hǎo de zì jǐI'll lend you my identity. You go and be that better person.

HSK 3

0:03s

过去是谁都不重要

guò qù shì shéi dōu bú zhòng yàoWho you used to be doesn't matter. From now on,

HSK 3

0:03s

好了妹子不哭了啊

hǎo le mèi zi bù kū le aAlright now, don't cry.

HSK 2

0:03s

妹子你听老姐说啊

mèi zi nǐ tīng lǎo jiě shuō aWell, listen to me. The world is a harsh place.

HSK 7

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这个世界是很残酷的

zhè ge shì jiè shì hěn cán kù deWell, listen to me. The world is a harsh place.

HSK 4

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我的心我的血都凉了

wǒ de xīn wǒ de xuè dōu liáng leMy heart and my blood have gone cold.

HSK 2

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人都僵住了我走不了了

rén dōu jiāng zhù le wǒ zǒu bù liǎo leI'm frozen stiff. I can't leave anymore.

HSK 5

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你是我最大的期待

nǐ shì wǒ zuì dà de qī dàiYou are my biggest hope.

HSK 7

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我跟我们家那口子结婚那年哪

wǒ gēn wǒ men jiā nà kǒu zi jié hūn nà nián nǎThe year I married my husband,

HSK 4

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我就想当老师给学生批改作业

wǒ jiù xiǎng dāng lǎo shī gěi xué shēng pī gǎi zuò yèI wanted to be a teacher and grade students' homework.

HSK 6

0:03s

这个太贵重了我不要拿着

zhè ge tài guì zhòng le wǒ bú yào ná zheIt's too valuable. - I can't take it. - Take it.

HSK 3

0:03s

如果我是说如果

rú guǒ wǒ shì shuō rú guǒIf, and I mean...