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家累千金，坐不垂堂
Mandarin · pinyin jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
Meanings
- lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
Characters in this entry
- 家
- jiā · house, home, residence; family
- 累
- lèi · tired; implicate, involve; bother
- 千
- qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
- 金
- jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
- 坐
- zuò · sit; seat; ride, travel by
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 垂
- chuí · let down; suspend, hand; down
- 堂
- táng · hall; government office
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