孔方兄

kǒng fāng xiōng

Dictionary entry

(coll., humorous) money (so named because in former times, Chinese coins had a square hole in the middle)

What does 孔方兄 mean?

孔方兄 (kǒng fāng xiōng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(coll., humorous) money (so named because in former times, Chinese coins had a square hole in the middle)

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孔Kǒngsurname Kong 方Fāngsurname Fang 兄xiōngelder brother

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How to pronounce 孔方兄

孔方兄

kǒng fāng xiōng

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