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黄金屋
huáng​jīn​wū

luxurious residence

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 书中自有黄金屋,书中自有颜如玉 shū​zhōng​zì​yǒu​huáng​jīn​wū​shū​zhōng​zì​yǒu​yán​rú​yù study hard for success
    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.
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