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Man dies for wealth as birds do for food

Serbian translation: Čovek će rada poginuti za bogatstvo, baš kao ptice koje traže hranu.

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English term or phrase:Man dies for wealth as birds do for food
Serbian translation:Čovek će rada poginuti za bogatstvo, baš kao ptice koje traže hranu.
Entered by: Bogdan Petrovic

07:10 Oct 26, 2023
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Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / chinese saying
English term or phrase: Man dies for wealth as birds do for food
A Chinese proverb that literally states that human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food.

Figuratively it means that man will do anything in his means to become rich. Personally, I think dying for food is a more noble cause.

Often translated as “Men die in pursuit of wealth, birds die in pursuit of food.
Bogdan Petrovic
Serbia
Local time: 22:53
Čovek će rada poginuti za bogatstvo, baš kao ptice koje traže hranu.
Explanation:
Prijedlog.
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Elio Verbanac
Croatia
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Summary of answers provided
3Čovek strada tražeći bogatstvo, ptica strada tražeći hranu
Lingua 5B
3Čovek će rada poginuti za bogatstvo, baš kao ptice koje traže hranu.
Elio Verbanac


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
man dies for wealth as birds do for food
Čovek strada tražeći bogatstvo, ptica strada tražeći hranu


Explanation:
Prijedlog, ovo mora opisno. Mislim da nema ekvivalenta

Lingua 5B
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 22:53
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
man dies for wealth as birds do for food
Čovek će rada poginuti za bogatstvo, baš kao ptice koje traže hranu.


Explanation:
Prijedlog.

Elio Verbanac
Croatia
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
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