愛財如命

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables	as (if); such as	life; fate
trad. (愛財如命)		愛	財	如	命
simp. (爱财如命)		爱	财	如	命

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àicáirúmìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ coi⁴ jyu⁴ ming⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àicáirúmìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àicáirúmìng
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-tsʻai²-ju²-ming⁴
    • Yale: ài-tsái-rú-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aytsairruminq
    • Palladius: айцайжумин (ajcajžumin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʐu³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: oi³ coi⁴ jyu⁴ ming⁶
    • Yale: oi chòih yùh mihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ tsoi⁴ jy⁴ ming⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi³ coi⁴ yu⁴ ming⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ jyː²¹ mɪŋ²²/

Idiom

愛財如命

1. to love money as if it were one's life; to be extremely stingy or greedy for money

See also

• 嗜酒如命