人ㄖㄣˊ為ㄨㄟˋ財ㄘㄞˊ死ㄙˇrénwèicáisǐ，鳥ㄋㄧㄠˇ為ㄨㄟˋ食ㄕˊ亡ㄨㄤˊniǎowèishíwáng

简人为财死，鸟为食亡

  1. 〈諺〉人會為了謀取錢財而不惜生命，就像鳥會為了覓食而喪生一樣。例 「人為財死，鳥為食亡，所以殺頭的生意有人做」。

英lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)​, fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich