求田問(wèn)舍qiú tián wèn shèbusy oneself with the acquisition of real estate (/land and houses)
? 如今這些貪人，擁著嬌妻美妾，～，損人肥己，…… (凌蒙初《初刻拍案驚奇》卷十八) Now these greedy people have charming wives and beautiful concubines,busy themselves in acquiring land and houses,and benefit themselves at the expense of others. 求田問(wèn)舍qiú tián wèn shè舍：指房屋。謀求買(mǎi)田置地。形容人胸?zé)o大志，只知道圖謀自己小家庭的事。interested exclusively in the acquisition of sb.’s, estate |