日進斗金

简 日进斗金 · 繁 日進斗金
Mandarin · pinyin rì jìn dǒu jīn

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to rake in money; to make money hand over fist
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日
rì · sun; day; daytime
進
jìn · advance, make progress, enter
斗
dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
金
jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
进
jìn · advance, make progress, enter
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4–4–3–1 · ri4 jin4 dou3 jin1

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