windfall; unexpected gain; unearned wealth
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
windfall; unexpected gain; something obtained without effort or merit
literaryA formal literary expression describing wealth or benefits acquired purely by chance rather than through labor or desert. Often carries a neutral to slightly negative connotation of unearned fortune.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
jiǎng奖
jīn金
chún纯
shǔ属
tǎng倘
lái来
zhī之
wù物
，
tā他
jué决
dìng定
juān捐
gěi给
cí慈
shàn善
jī机
gòu构
。
This bonus was a pure windfall, so he decided to donate it to charity.
Shì世
rén人
duō多
tān贪
liàn恋
tǎng倘
lái来
zhī之
wù物
，
shū殊
bù不
zhī知
fú福
huò祸
xiāng相
yī依
。
Most people are greedy for unearned wealth, not realizing that fortune and disaster are intertwined.
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Tā他
shì视
zhè这
bǐ笔
yí遗
chǎn产
wèi为
tǎng倘
lái来
zhī之
wù物
，
yīn因
cǐ此
huā花
qǐ起
lái来
háo毫
wú无
jié节
zhì制
。
He treated this inheritance as a windfall, spending it without any restraint.