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

Definition

Colloquial noun for a 'snob' (the person) or 'snobbishness' (the attitude) — judging others by money or status. As an attitude it's a mass noun; as a person it takes 个.

noun

snob (person)snobbery (attitude)

Measure word · 个

Examples

势利眼，。
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.
势利眼。
Wǒ tǎo yàn tā de shì lì yǎn xíng wéi.
I hate her snobbish behavior.
势利眼。
Tā de shì lì yǎn ràng tā méi shén me péng you.
His snobbery leaves him with few friends.

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