钱财如粪土，仁义值千金錢財如糞土，仁義值千金錢財如糞土，仁義值千金

money is like dung and dirt, kindness and righteousness are worth a thousand gold

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Moral virtue matters more than wealth, so don't give up principles for money. Approving.

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Simplified: 钱财如粪土，仁义值千金
Traditional (Taiwan): 錢財如糞土，仁義值千金
Pinyin: qiáncái rú fèntǔ, rényì zhí qiānjīn
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨˇ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧㄢㄐㄧㄣ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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