嫌贫爱富 — Chinese idiom
嫌贫爱富
xián pín ài fù
Traditional: 嫌貧愛富
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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