不義之財

简 不义之财 · 繁 不義之財
Mandarin · pinyin bù yì zhī cái

Meanings

  1. ill-gotten wealth or gains
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
義
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之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
財
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义
yì · right conduct, righteousness
财
cái · wealth, valuables, riches
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4–4–1–2 · bu4 yi4 zhi1 cai2

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bat1 ji6 zi1 coi4

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  1. (idiomatic) ill-gotten wealth; ill-gotten gains

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