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象齿焚身
Pinyin:
xiàng chǐ fén shēn
Usage:
紧缩式;作宾语;比喻人因为有钱财而招祸
Explanation:
焚身丧生。象因为有珍贵的牙齿而遭到捕杀。比喻人因为有钱财而招祸。
Source:
《左传·襄公二十四年》象有齿以焚其身,贿也。”
Example:
正是山木自寇,~。恫哉李督!死不分明。★蔡东藩、许廑父《民国通俗演义》第一二一回