Chinese idioms · 30 idioms
Chinese idioms about money
Chengyu whose meaning is about money, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.
- 繁荣昌盛fánróng-chāngshèngprosperous and flourishing
- 黄金时代huángjīn-shídàigolden age
- 国泰民安guótài-mín’ānthe country is prosperous and the people at peace
- 招财进宝zhāocái-jìnbǎoto bring in wealth and treasure (New Year greeting)
- 捉襟见肘zhuōjīn-jiànzhǒutoo poor to make ends meet
- 人才济济réncái-jǐjǐa wealth of talent
- 一穷二白yīqióng-èrbáipoor and blank (economically and culturally backward)
- 拾金不昧shíjīn-bùmèito return money one has found
- 糟糠之妻zāokāng-zhīqīwife who shared one's poverty
- 财运亨通cáiyùn-hēngtōngfinancially prosperous
- 人财两空réncái-liǎngkōngto lose both the person and the money
- 地大物博dìdà-wùbóvast and rich in resources
- 财大气粗cáidà-qìcūrich and overbearing
- 谋财害命móucái-hàimìngto murder for money
- 励精图治lìjīng-túzhìto work hard to make the country prosper
- 奇珍异宝qízhēn-yìbǎorare treasures
- 生财之道shēngcái-zhīdàoway to get rich
- 点石成金diǎnshí-chéngjīnto turn stone into gold
- 荣华富贵rónghuá-fùguìglory and wealth
- 春宵一刻chūnxiāo-yīkèa moment of a spring night (is worth a thousand gold)
- 大吉大利dàjí-dàlìgreat luck and prosperity
- 金童玉女jīntóng-yùnǚgolden boy and jade girl (attendants of immortals)
- 如获至宝rúhuò-zhìbǎoas if one has found a treasure
- 一诺千金yīnuò-qiānjīna promise worth a thousand gold
- 和气生财héqì-shēngcáifriendliness brings wealth
- 劳民伤财láomín-shāngcáito waste money and manpower
- 宁缺毋滥nìngquē-wúlànbetter to go without than to settle for poor quality
- 升官发财shēngguān-fācáito get promoted and rich
- 生财有道shēngcái-yǒudàoto have a knack for making money
- 争名夺利zhēngmíng-duólìto scramble for fame and wealth
What is a Chinese idiom about money?
繁荣昌盛 (fánróng-chāngshèng): prosperous and flourishing. It is the most common of the 30 on this page.
What is a chengyu?
A set phrase, nearly always four characters, that packs a story or an image into a few words: 画蛇添足, “drawing legs on a snake”, means spoiling something by overdoing it. Chinese speakers use them in writing, speeches and everyday talk.
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Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list; meanings from our own dictionary. Open one for its characters and real sentences.