We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「腰纏萬貫」, with its usage explained below.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「腰纏萬貫」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
Waistband: refers to the valuables carried with one; Guan: in the old days, money was strung together on a rope, with one thousand coins equaling one Guan. A metaphor for having a lot of money.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yāo chán wàn guàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yiu1 chin4 maan6 gun3
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
