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Just as Liquor Turns a Face Red, Gold Turns a Heart Black
bái jiǔ hóng rén miàn huáng jīn hēi shì xīn
白酒紅人面黃金黑世心 literally says: [Just as] white liquor makes people's faces turn red, [So] yellow gold makes people's hearts turn black.
This is a warning about the nature of greed. The suggestion is that one who lusts for gold and riches will eventually have a black heart (or become a heartless greedy bastard). As a wall scroll, this is a reminder and warning to keep yourself from following the greedy path.
Wealth / Riches / Fortune
cái fù
財富 means wealth or riches in Chinese.
Hanging this on your wall will label you as a “lover of money” or a “greedy person.” Order this only if you don't mind being seen in this light.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
亄 see styles |
yì yi4 i |
covetous; greedy; stingy |
貪 贪 see styles |
tān tan1 t`an tan tan; ton; don たん; とん; どん |
to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt (1) coveting; (2) {Buddh} (usu. とん) raga (desire) rāga; colouring, dyeing, tint, red; affection, passion, vehement longing or desire; cf. M. W. In Chinese: cupidity, desire; intp. tainted by and in bondage to the five desires; it is the first in order of the 五鈍使 pañca-kleśa q. v., and means hankering after, desire for, greed, which causes clinging to earthly life and things, therefore reincarnation. |
餮 see styles |
tiè tie4 t`ieh tieh |
(literary) greedy; gluttonous |
饕 see styles |
tāo tao1 t`ao tao |
(literary) greedy; gluttonous |
饞 馋 see styles |
chán chan2 ch`an chan |
gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving |
十來 十来 see styles |
shí lái shi2 lai2 shih lai torai とらい |
(female given name) Torai (十來偈) The ten rhymes in "lai", a verse which expresses the Buddhist doctrine of moral determinism, i.e. that the position anyone now occupies is solely the result of his character in past lives; heredity and environment having nothing to do with his present condition, for, whether in prince or beggar, it is the reward of past deeds. The upright from the forbearing come, The poor from the mean and greedy come, Those of high rank from worshippers come, The low and common from the Prideful come, Those who are dumb from slanderers come, The blind and deaf from unbelievers come, The long-lived from the merciful come, The short-lived from life, takers come, The deficient in faculties from command-breakers come, The complete in faculties from command-keepers come. 端正者忍辱中來. 貧窮着樫貧中來. 高位者禮拜中來. 下賤者橋慢中來. 瘖啞者誹謗中來. 盲聾者不信中來. 長壽者慈悲中來. 短命者殺生中來. 諸根不具者破戒中來. 六根具足者持戒中來. |
卑人 see styles |
hijin ひじん |
(1) (archaism) countryfolk; villager; provincial; (2) (derogatory term) (archaism) greedy person; underclass; low-standing person |
売僧 see styles |
maisu まいす |
(1) (derogatory term) corrupt monk; greedy monk; (2) (derogatory term) (archaism) liar |
強慾 see styles |
gouyoku / goyoku ごうよく |
(noun or adjectival noun) greedy; avaricious |
強欲 see styles |
gouyoku / goyoku ごうよく |
(noun or adjectival noun) greedy; avaricious |
欲深 see styles |
yokufuka; yokubuka(p) よくふか; よくぶか(P) |
(noun or adjectival noun) (See 欲張り) greedy; avaricious; covetous |
汚い see styles |
kitanai きたない |
(adjective) (1) dirty; filthy; foul; unclean; (2) disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting); (3) indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse; (4) dastardly; mean; base; underhanded; (5) stingy; greedy |
穢い see styles |
kitanai きたない |
(adjective) (1) dirty; filthy; foul; unclean; (2) disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting); (3) indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse; (4) dastardly; mean; base; underhanded; (5) stingy; greedy |
虎狼 see styles |
korou / koro ころう |
(1) tigers and wolves; (2) (idiom) cruel and greedy brute |
覬覦 觊觎 see styles |
jì yú ji4 yu2 chi yü kiyu きゆ |
(literary) to covet; to cast greedy eyes on (noun/participle) covetousness |
豺狼 see styles |
chái láng chai2 lang2 ch`ai lang chai lang sairou / sairo さいろう |
jackal and wolf; ravenous wolf; fig. evil person; vicious tyrant (1) (See 狼・おおかみ・1,山犬・やまいぬ・1) wolf; (2) rapacious person; merciless and greedy person A wolf. |
貪る see styles |
musaboru むさぼる |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to covet; to crave; to be greedy for; to hunger for; to lust insatiably for; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to keep doing (without losing interest); (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to eat greedily; to devour |
貪婪 贪婪 see styles |
tān lán tan1 lan2 t`an lan tan lan donran どんらん tanran たんらん |
avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid (noun or adjectival noun) covetousness; greed |
貪官 贪官 see styles |
tān guān tan1 guan1 t`an kuan tan kuan |
corrupt official; grasping functionary; greedy mandarin |
貪心 贪心 see styles |
tān xīn tan1 xin1 t`an hsin tan hsin tonshin |
greedy desiring mind |
貪狼 贪狼 see styles |
tān láng tan1 lang2 t`an lang tan lang tonrō |
Greedy wolf, wolfish desire or cupidity. |
貪色 贪色 see styles |
tān sè tan1 se4 t`an se tan se |
greedy for sex; given to lust for women |
貪行 贪行 see styles |
tān xíng tan1 xing2 t`an hsing tan hsing tongyō |
greedy temperament |
貪財 贪财 see styles |
tān cái tan1 cai2 t`an ts`ai tan tsai |
to be greedy in getting money |
貪食 贪食 see styles |
tān shí tan1 shi2 t`an shih tan shih donshoku どんしょく |
gluttonous; greedy (noun/participle) voracity; ravenousness |
貪饞 贪馋 see styles |
tān chán tan1 chan2 t`an ch`an tan chan |
gluttonous; greedy; insatiable; avid |
鄙人 see styles |
bǐ rén bi3 ren2 pi jen hinabito ひなびと hijin ひじん tohitoma とひとま tohito とひと |
your humble servant; I (1) (archaism) countryfolk; villager; provincial; (2) (derogatory term) (archaism) greedy person; underclass; low-standing person; (archaism) countryfolk; villager; provincial |
饞人 馋人 see styles |
chán rén chan2 ren2 ch`an jen chan jen |
to make one's mouth water; appetizing; greedy person; glutton |
饞鬼 馋鬼 see styles |
chán guǐ chan2 gui3 ch`an kuei chan kuei |
glutton; greedy pig |
卑しい see styles |
iyashii / iyashi いやしい |
(adjective) (1) lowborn; humble; lowly; (2) vulgar; coarse; crude; mean; base; vile; (3) shabby; (4) greedy; gluttonous; avaricious |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Just as Liquor Turns a Face Red, Gold Turns a Heart Black | 白酒紅人面黃金黑世心 白酒红人面黄金黑世心 | bái jiǔ hóng rén miàn huáng jīn hēi shì xīn bai2 jiu3 hong2 ren2 mian4 huang2 jin1 hei1 shi4 xin1 bai jiu hong ren mian huang jin hei shi xin | pai chiu hung jen mien huang chin hei shih hsin | |
| Wealth Riches Fortune | 財富 财富 | cái fù / cai2 fu4 / cai fu / caifu | ts`ai fu / tsaifu / tsai fu | |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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