wàn​guàn

ten thousand strings of cash

  • created sense approved 万贯/萬貫 · wàn​guàn · ten thousand strings of cash — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万贯 / 萬貫

    wàn​guàn

    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

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  • created sense approved 万贯/萬貫 · wàn​guàn · immense wealth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万贯 / 萬貫

    wàn​guàn

    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

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