一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
'Stingy'
楊子為我, 拔一毛而利天下, 不為也.
Yáng Zǐ wéi wǒ, bá yī máo ér lì tiānxià, bù wèi yě .
Yang Zhu teaches to do things purely for the benefit of oneself. If plucking, bá (拔) ,a single feather, yī máo (一毛), would benefit the world, he would not, bù (不), do it.
- He is a stingy person. Don’t even think about asking him to lend money to help someone.
yī máo bù bá
'Stingy'
楊子為我, 拔一毛而利天下, 不為也.
Yáng Zǐ wéi wǒ, bá yī máo ér lì tiānxià, bù wèi yě .
Yang Zhu teaches to do things purely for the benefit of oneself. If plucking, bá (拔) ,a single feather, yī máo (一毛), would benefit the world, he would not, bù (不), do it.
- He is a stingy person. Don’t even think about asking him to lend money to help someone.
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