人为财死，鸟为食亡 [ rén wèi cái sǐ，niǎo wèi shí wáng ]

基本释义

旧时俗语。意思是为了追求金钱，连生命都可以不要。

英文翻译

lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom); fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich