cáng​fù

to hide one's wealth

  • created sense approved 藏富 · cáng​fù · to hide one's wealth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    藏富

    cáng​fù

    to hide one's wealth

    To conceal or hide the fact that one is wealthy; to act poor despite having money

    藏 (literal) → 藏 · cáng · to hide 富 (literal) → 富 · fù · wealth

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  • created sense approved 藏富 · cáng​fù · to store up wealth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    藏富

    cáng​fù

    to store up wealth

    To store up or accumulate riches, typically used in the context of the state letting the people keep wealth rather than taxing it all away, as in the phrase [[藏富于民|藏富於民|cang2 fu4 yu2 min2]]

    藏 (literal) → 藏 · cáng · to store 富 (literal) → 富 · fù · wealth

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