为富不仁 wéi fù bù rén

rich but without kindness or mercy

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 69813th word

Definitions

  1. 1. the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).

Characters

Character Meaning
为 wéi HSK 2
for; because of; to
富 fù HSK 4
rich; wealthy; abundant
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
仁 rén HSK 6
humane; kernel