为富不仁 in English wei2 fu4 bu4 ren2 Meaning

Meanings

  • the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiomatic expression, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).

Simplified Characters

为 富 不 仁

Traditional Characters

為 富 不 仁

Pinyin

wei2 fu4 bu4 ren2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

为wei4as (in the capacity of) 富fu4surname Fu 不bu4(negative prefix) 仁ren2humane