created sense approved 万贯/萬貫 · wànguàn · ten thousand strings of cash — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
万贯 / 萬貫
wànguàn
ten thousand strings of cash
literal quantity of ten thousand strings of copper coins used in old China
万 (literal) → 万/萬 · wàn · ten thousand 贯 (literal) → 贯/貫 · guàn · measure word for cash
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 万贯/萬貫 · wànguàn · immense wealth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
万贯 / 萬貫
wànguàn
immense wealth
used figuratively to describe being extremely wealthy or possessing a vast fortune
万 (literal) → 万/萬 · wàn · countless 贯 (literal) → 贯/貫 · guàn · string of cash
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition