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腰纏萬貫

简腰缠万贯 · 繁腰纏萬貫

Mandarin · pinyin yāo chán wàn guàn

lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money
extremely wealthy
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腰: yāo · waist; kidney
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缠: chán · wrap, wind around; tie, bind
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
贯: guàn · a string of 1000 coins; to go through

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1–2–4–4 · yao1 chan2 wan4 guan4

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jiu1 cin4 maan6 gun3

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