Back to Dictionary
为富不仁
為富不仁
wéifùbùrén
1. the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, 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).

Character Breakdown

为
wèi
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
HSK 2 4 丶
富
fù
abundant, ample; rich, wealthy
HSK 4 12 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
仁
rén
benevolent, humane, kind
HSK 6 4 丶

Compound Words (1)

为富不仁，为仁不富
wéifùbùrén,wéirénbùfù
the benevolent man cannot be rich and vice versa (idiom, 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).

Metadata

Category
Chinese