阿堵物

ē dǔ wù

Dictionary entry

(literary) (euphemism) money (literally, "this thing")

What does 阿堵物 mean?

阿堵物 (ē dǔ wù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(literary) (euphemism) money (literally, "this thing")

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阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity · (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] "Afghanistan"堵dǔto block up (a road, pipe etc) · to stop up (a hole)物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

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