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日進斗金

简日进斗金 · 繁日進斗金

Mandarin · pinyin rì jìn dǒu jīn

(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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