untie the purse; give generously to help
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to open one's purse; to give money generously (to help someone)
literaryLiterally means 'to untie the purse'. Used figuratively to describe a generous act of donating money or providing financial assistance, often in times of need. This is a somewhat formal or literary expression.
Tā他
wéi为
rén人
kāng慷
kǎi慨
，
měi每
cì次
péng朋
you友
yǒu有
nàn难
zǒng总
shì是
jiě解
náng囊
xiāng相
zhù助
。
He is a generous person and always gives generously to help whenever a friend is in trouble.
Zài在
cí慈
shàn善
wǎn晚
huì会
shàng上
，
xǔ许
duō多
qǐ企
yè业
jiā家
fēn纷
fēn纷
jiě解
náng囊
。
At the charity gala, many entrepreneurs generously opened their wallets.
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Kàn看
dào到
zāi灾
qū区
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
hěn很
gǎn感
dòng动
，
yǒng踊
yuè跃
jiě解
náng囊
。
Seeing the situation in the disaster area, everyone was deeply moved and enthusiastically donated money.