腰缠万贯

Traditional: 腰纏萬貫

yāo chán wàn guàn

Dictionary entry

lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money

What does 腰缠万贯 mean?

腰缠万贯 (yāo chán wàn guàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money

2extremely wealthy

3loaded

Character breakdown

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腰yāothe waist and lower back · (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)缠chánto wind around · to wrap round 万mòused in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]贯guànto pierce through · to pass through

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腰缠万贯

yāo chán wàn guàn

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