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title: "Chinese Idioms about Money: 30 Chengyu With Pinyin and Audio"
description: "30 Chinese idioms (chengyu) about money, like 繁荣昌盛 (prosperous and flourishing) and 黄金时代 (golden age), each with pinyin, meaning and sound. Keep them in one press or print them as flashcards."
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author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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[Chinese idioms](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-idioms) · 30 idioms

# Chinese idioms about money

Chengyu whose meaning is about money, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.

[Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E7%B9%81%E8%8D%A3%E6%98%8C%E7%9B%9B%20%E9%BB%84%E9%87%91%E6%97%B6%E4%BB%A3%20%E5%9B%BD%E6%B3%B0%E6%B0%91%E5%AE%89%20%E6%8B%9B%E8%B4%A2%E8%BF%9B%E5%AE%9D%20%E6%8D%89%E8%A5%9F%E8%A7%81%E8%82%98%20%E4%BA%BA%E6%89%8D%E6%B5%8E%E6%B5%8E%20%E4%B8%80%E7%A9%B7%E4%BA%8C%E7%99%BD%20%E6%8B%BE%E9%87%91%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%A7%20%E7%B3%9F%E7%B3%A0%E4%B9%8B%E5%A6%BB%20%E8%B4%A2%E8%BF%90%E4%BA%A8%E9%80%9A%20%E4%BA%BA%E8%B4%A2%E4%B8%A4%E7%A9%BA%20%E5%9C%B0%E5%A4%A7%E7%89%A9%E5%8D%9A%20%E8%B4%A2%E5%A4%A7%E6%B0%94%E7%B2%97%20%E8%B0%8B%E8%B4%A2%E5%AE%B3%E5%91%BD%20%E5%8A%B1%E7%B2%BE%E5%9B%BE%E6%B2%BB%20%E5%A5%87%E7%8F%8D%E5%BC%82%E5%AE%9D%20%E7%94%9F%E8%B4%A2%E4%B9%8B%E9%81%93%20%E7%82%B9%E7%9F%B3%E6%88%90%E9%87%91%20%E8%8D%A3%E5%8D%8E%E5%AF%8C%E8%B4%B5%20%E6%98%A5%E5%AE%B5%E4%B8%80%E5%88%BB%20%E5%A4%A7%E5%90%89%E5%A4%A7%E5%88%A9%20%E9%87%91%E7%AB%A5%E7%8E%89%E5%A5%B3%20%E5%A6%82%E8%8E%B7%E8%87%B3%E5%AE%9D%20%E4%B8%80%E8%AF%BA%E5%8D%83%E9%87%91%20%E5%92%8C%E6%B0%94%E7%94%9F%E8%B4%A2%20%E5%8A%B3%E6%B0%91%E4%BC%A4%E8%B4%A2%20%E5%AE%81%E7%BC%BA%E6%AF%8B%E6%BB%A5%20%E5%8D%87%E5%AE%98%E5%8F%91%E8%B4%A2%20%E7%94%9F%E8%B4%A2%E6%9C%89%E9%81%93%20%E4%BA%89%E5%90%8D%E5%A4%BA%E5%88%A9)

- [繁荣昌盛fánróng-chāngshèngprosperous and flourishing](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%B9%81%E8%8D%A3%E6%98%8C%E7%9B%9B)
- [黄金时代huángjīn-shídàigolden age](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%BB%84%E9%87%91%E6%97%B6%E4%BB%A3)
- [国泰民安guótài-mín’ānthe country is prosperous and the people at peace](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9B%BD%E6%B3%B0%E6%B0%91%E5%AE%89)
- [招财进宝zhāocái-jìnbǎoto bring in wealth and treasure (New Year greeting)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8B%9B%E8%B4%A2%E8%BF%9B%E5%AE%9D)
- [捉襟见肘zhuōjīn-jiànzhǒutoo poor to make ends meet](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8D%89%E8%A5%9F%E8%A7%81%E8%82%98)
- [人才济济réncái-jǐjǐa wealth of talent](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BA%BA%E6%89%8D%E6%B5%8E%E6%B5%8E)
- [一穷二白yīqióng-èrbáipoor and blank (economically and culturally backward)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E7%A9%B7%E4%BA%8C%E7%99%BD)
- [拾金不昧shíjīn-bùmèito return money one has found](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8B%BE%E9%87%91%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%A7)
- [糟糠之妻zāokāng-zhīqīwife who shared one's poverty](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%B3%9F%E7%B3%A0%E4%B9%8B%E5%A6%BB)
- [财运亨通cáiyùn-hēngtōngfinancially prosperous](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B4%A2%E8%BF%90%E4%BA%A8%E9%80%9A)
- [人财两空réncái-liǎngkōngto lose both the person and the money](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BA%BA%E8%B4%A2%E4%B8%A4%E7%A9%BA)
- [地大物博dìdà-wùbóvast and rich in resources](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9C%B0%E5%A4%A7%E7%89%A9%E5%8D%9A)
- [财大气粗cáidà-qìcūrich and overbearing](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B4%A2%E5%A4%A7%E6%B0%94%E7%B2%97)
- [谋财害命móucái-hàimìngto murder for money](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B0%8B%E8%B4%A2%E5%AE%B3%E5%91%BD)
- [励精图治lìjīng-túzhìto work hard to make the country prosper](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8A%B1%E7%B2%BE%E5%9B%BE%E6%B2%BB)
- [奇珍异宝qízhēn-yìbǎorare treasures](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A5%87%E7%8F%8D%E5%BC%82%E5%AE%9D)
- [生财之道shēngcái-zhīdàoway to get rich](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%94%9F%E8%B4%A2%E4%B9%8B%E9%81%93)
- [点石成金diǎnshí-chéngjīnto turn stone into gold](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%82%B9%E7%9F%B3%E6%88%90%E9%87%91)
- [荣华富贵rónghuá-fùguìglory and wealth](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8D%A3%E5%8D%8E%E5%AF%8C%E8%B4%B5)
- [春宵一刻chūnxiāo-yīkèa moment of a spring night (is worth a thousand gold)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%98%A5%E5%AE%B5%E4%B8%80%E5%88%BB)
- [大吉大利dàjí-dàlìgreat luck and prosperity](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%A7%E5%90%89%E5%A4%A7%E5%88%A9)
- [金童玉女jīntóng-yùnǚgolden boy and jade girl (attendants of immortals)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%87%91%E7%AB%A5%E7%8E%89%E5%A5%B3)
- [如获至宝rúhuò-zhìbǎoas if one has found a treasure](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A6%82%E8%8E%B7%E8%87%B3%E5%AE%9D)
- [一诺千金yīnuò-qiānjīna promise worth a thousand gold](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E8%AF%BA%E5%8D%83%E9%87%91)
- [和气生财héqì-shēngcáifriendliness brings wealth](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%92%8C%E6%B0%94%E7%94%9F%E8%B4%A2)
- [劳民伤财láomín-shāngcáito waste money and manpower](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8A%B3%E6%B0%91%E4%BC%A4%E8%B4%A2)
- [宁缺毋滥nìngquē-wúlànbetter to go without than to settle for poor quality](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AE%81%E7%BC%BA%E6%AF%8B%E6%BB%A5)
- [升官发财shēngguān-fācáito get promoted and rich](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8D%87%E5%AE%98%E5%8F%91%E8%B4%A2)
- [生财有道shēngcái-yǒudàoto have a knack for making money](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%94%9F%E8%B4%A2%E6%9C%89%E9%81%93)
- [争名夺利zhēngmíng-duólìto scramble for fame and wealth](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BA%89%E5%90%8D%E5%A4%BA%E5%88%A9)

## 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.

## More free tools

- [Chengyu quiz](https://mandarinthewild.com/chengyu-quiz)
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- [Chinese dictionary](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-dictionary)
- [Chinese grammar](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar)

Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list; meanings from our own dictionary. Open one for its characters and real sentences.