lǎocái

老财

Word · NounTraditional老財

rich person; landlord

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

wealthy person (often a landlord); moneybags

dialect

A dialect term, historically common in northern China. Often carries a slightly informal or even slightly pejorative nuance, referring to a traditional land-owning rich person rather than a modern business magnate.

Cóng从
qián前
cūn村
lǐ里
shǔ数
Wáng王
lǎo老
cái财
jiā家
zuì最
fù富
 。

In the past, Old Moneybags Wang's family was the richest in the village.

Tā他
yé爷
ye爷
dāng当
nián年
shì是
ge个
lǎo老
cái财
 ,
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
dì地
 。

His grandfather was a landlord back in the day and owned a lot of land.

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Nà那
ge个
lǎo老
cái财
yì一
máo毛
bù不
bá拔
 ,
cóng从
bù不
jiē接
jì济
qióng穷
rén人
 。

That rich miser is extremely stingy and never helps the poor.