腰缠万贯 in English yao1 chan2 wan4 guan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiomatic expression); carrying lots of money
  • extremely wealthy
  • loaded

Simplified Characters

腰 缠 万 贯

Traditional Characters

腰 纏 萬 貫

Pinyin

yao1 chan2 wan4 guan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

腰yao1waist 缠chan2to wind around 万wan4see 万俟[Mo4 qi2] 贯guan4to pierce through