- to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
- money-grubbing
Characters
- 见 (見): to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view
- 钱 (錢): surname Qian
- 眼 (眼): eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]; classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
- 开 (開): to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
Resources
- Wiktionary: 见钱眼开
- MDBG: 见钱眼开
- Examples with 见钱眼开 on Tatoeba
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