ten thousand strings of cash; immense wealth
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesquantifier
ten thousand strings of copper coins; used to describe an enormous amount of money
Primarily used in fixed phrases such as 万贯家财 and 腰缠万贯 to indicate extreme wealth.
Tā他
jiā家
lǐ里
yōng拥
yǒu有
wàn万
guàn贯
jiā家
cái财
。
His family possesses a vast fortune.
Nà那
xiē些
shāng商
rén人
gè个
gè个
yāo腰
chán缠
wàn万
guàn贯
。
Those merchants are all extremely wealthy.
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Zòng纵
rán然
yǒu有
wàn万
guàn贯
jiā家
cái财
，
yě也
mǎi买
bù不
lái来
zhēn真
zhèng正
de的
xìng幸
fú福
。
Even with immense wealth, one cannot buy true happiness.