見錢眼開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi

money-hungry; greedy for money

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
見 jiàn
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
錢 qián
money; coin
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole
開 kāi
to open; to turn on; to start