嫌贫爱富 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to favor the rich and disdain the poor
• snobbish

Character by character

• 嫌xiánto hate, to detest; to criticize; to suspect
• 贫pínpoor, needy, impoverished; lacking
• 爱àito love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
• 富fùabundant, ample; rich, wealthy

Idioms sharing a character

• 不计前嫌 bù jì qián xián
• 冰释前嫌 bīng shì qián xián
• 尽释前嫌 jìn shì qián xián
• 一贫如洗 yī pín rú xǐ
• 劫富济贫 jié fù jì pín
• 安富恤贫 ān fù xù pín
• 安贫乐道 ān pín lè dào
• 家贫如洗 jiā pín rú xǐ
• 打富济贫 dǎ fù jì pín
• 脱贫致富 tuō pín zhì fù

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