Correct
钻钱眼
/ zuān qián yǎn /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
钻钱眼的老板
2
只顾钻钱眼
3
不能钻钱眼
4
钻到钱眼里去了
Definition
钻钱眼:
Literally means:
drilling money eye
Actually means:
钱眼 refers to the square-shaped hole in the center of ancient Chinese round-shaped coins.
This phrase describes people's craziness about making money. Derogatory.
钱眼，古时候用的圆形铜币中间的方形洞眼。
钻钱眼，形容人一心只顾赚钱。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as predicate, object or attributive. It can have other words in between. (作谓语、宾语、定语，中间可插入其他词语)
1
Xiànzài
现在
hěnduō
很多
shāngjiā
商家
dōu
都
zuān
钻
dào
到
qián
钱
yǎnlǐ
眼里
zǒu
走
bù
不
chūlái
出来
le
了
,
tāmen
他们
wèile
为了
zhuànqián
赚钱
,
lián
连
hàirén
害人
de
的
shì
事
dōu
都
gǎn
敢
zuò
做
。
Now many businesses are drilling into the eyes of money can not come out, they in order to make money, even harm things dare to do.
2
Zuòguān
做官
de
的
rén
人
qiānwàn
千万
bù
不
néng
能
zuān
钻
qián
钱
yǎn
眼
,
fǒuzé
否则
jiù
就
huì
会
fàncuòwù
犯错误
huò
或
fànzuì
犯罪
。
An official must not drill money into his eyes, or he will make mistakes or commit crimes.
3
Yǒuxiē
有些
dǎoshī
导师
jiǎnzhí
简直
jiù
就
shì
是
zuān
钻
qián
钱
yǎn
眼
de
的
lǎobǎn
老板
,
tāmen
他们
lìyòng
利用
kēyán
科研
xiàngmù
项目
zhuàn
赚
dàqián
大钱
,
shǒuxià
手下
de
的
yánjiūshēng
研究生
dōu
都
chéng
成
le
了
tāmen
他们
de
的
dǎgōngzǎi
打工仔
。
Some mentors are simply money-eyed bosses who make a lot of money from research projects, and their graduate students become their wage earners.