求田问舍qiú tián wèn shèbusy oneself with the acquisition of real estate (/land and houses)
❍ 如今这些贪人，拥着娇妻美妾，～，损人肥己，…… (凌蒙初《初刻拍案惊奇》卷十八) Now these greedy people have charming wives and beautiful concubines,busy themselves in acquiring land and houses,and benefit themselves at the expense of others. 求田问舍qiú tián wèn shè舍：指房屋。谋求买田置地。形容人胸无大志，只知道图谋自己小家庭的事。interested exclusively in the acquisition of sb.’s, estate |