(idiom) To build a magnificent house for a beloved woman; originally referring to a favorite wife or concubine, but now typically used to mean keeping a mistress or lover in a secret, expensive residence.

A house made of gold; used to describe an extremely luxurious, wealthy, or precious residence.

Literally "within books one naturally finds houses of gold and beauties like jade"; used as a proverb to encourage diligence in study by promising that wealth and a beautiful wife will follow academic success.