one 's eyes grow round with delight at the sight of money
Red eyes at the sight of money, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji à nqi á NY à NH ó ng, which means red eyes at the sight of money. It's from flowers in the mirror.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 58 of Jing Hua Yuan written by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty: "the most easily distinguishable one is the thief's eyes, because he is jealous of money, so it is easy to distinguish."
Idiom usage
It refers to greed and love of money. example please don't be jealous of money. A gentleman loves money and takes it in a proper way.
one 's eyes grow round with delight at the sight of money
A strong duck turns into a crane - qiǎng fú biàn hè
keep silent like a cicada in cold weather - jìn ruò hán chán
There are two sides to the Chinese thief - hàn zéi bù liǎng lì
be able to attain the goal according to schedule - zhǐ rì ér dài
See the wall and see the soup - jiàn qiáng jiàn gēng