Only profit is life
Only profit is life
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w é IL ì sh ì m ì ng, which means only profit. From a dream of Red Mansions.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 59 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "that woman was a stupid person, and she was nearly faint. She was only for profit, and she didn't care about her face.
Idiom usage
It refers to the pursuit of profit.
Only profit is life
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