| 释义 |
剖腹藏珠pōu fù cáng zhūcut (/rip)open one’s belly to hide a pearl—seek material gains at the expense of bodily injury; put the trivial above the important
❍ 跌了灯值钱呢，是跌了人值钱？……就失了手也有限的，怎么忽然又变出这‘～’的脾气来！ (《红楼梦》563) Which is more valuable,lamp or man?…And even if you drop it,it won’t matter. What’s come over you suddenly that you want to ‘cut open your stomach to hide a pearl’？ 剖腹藏珠pou fu cang zhudie for the sack of gain 剖腹藏珠pōu fù cánɡ zhū剖开肚子来收藏珍珠。比喻为物伤身。sacrifice one’s life for money, put the trivial above the important |