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私房錢

简私房钱 · 繁私房錢

Mandarin · pinyin sī fáng qián

secret purse
secret stash of money

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私: sī · private, personal; secret
房: fáng · house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii
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钱: qián · money, currency, coins

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1–2–2 · si1 fang2 qian2

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noun

secret purse; secret stash of money (not known to other members of the family)

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