見錢眼開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi

DEFINITIONS

  1. to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
  2. money-grubbing

CHARACTERS

見 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive
錢 qián money, currency, coins
眼 yǎn eye; eyelet, hole, opening
開 kāi open; initiate, begin, start