regard money lightly

regard money lightly

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ī NGC á IGU ì y ì, meaning that it is still said to be light on money and heavy on righteousness. It refers to belittling wealth and valuing justice. It comes from the biography of Zhu Heng in the annals of the Three Kingdoms.

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: love money like life, forget what you want when you see profit

The origin of Idioms

Chen Shou's biography of Zhu Heng in the annals of the Three Kingdoms, Wu Zhi, said: "however, he despised wealth and valued righteousness, and strengthened his knowledge. He never forgot to be with others for decades."

Idiom usage

He is very generous. Example: in the book of Jin, biography of scholars, Xu Miao: "the nature is strong, the wealth is valued and the righteousness is valued, and there is also a lesson to know people." In Yan Zhitui's family precepts mianxue of the Northern Qi Dynasty, it is said that "those who are simple and stingy want to see that the ancients valued justice and despised money."