势利眼 (shì lì yǎn) — snob (person); snobbery (attitude)

Definition

Beispiele

• 他真是个势利眼，只看钱不看人。
  Tā zhēn shì gè shì lì yǎn, zhī kàn qián bú kàn rén.
  He's such a snob; he only looks at money, not at people.
• 我讨厌她的势利眼行为。
  Wǒ tǎo yàn tā de shì lì yǎn xíng wéi.
  I hate her snobbish behavior.
• 他的势利眼让他没什么朋友。
  Tā de shì lì yǎn ràng tā méi shén me péng you.
  His snobbery leaves him with few friends.