男人膝下有黄金 in English nan2 ren2 xi1 xia4 you3 huang2 jin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the man has gold under his knees; metaphorically a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)

Simplified Characters

男 人 膝 下 有 黄 金

Traditional Characters

男 人 膝 下 有 黃 金

Pinyin

nan2 ren2 xi1 xia4 you3 huang2 jin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

男nan2male 人ren2man 膝xi1old variant of 膝[xi1] 下xia4down 有you3to have 黄huang2surname Huang or Hwang 金jin1surname Jin