鑽錢眼

Chinese

		an auger; diamond; enter (a hole) an auger; diamond; enter (a hole); probe	hole on a coin, making it able to be strung with a cord; greed for money
trad. (鑽錢眼)		鑽	錢眼
simp. (钻钱眼)		钻	钱眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuān qiányǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuān qiányǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuan ciányǎn
    • Wade–Giles: tsuan¹ chʻien²-yen³
    • Yale: dzwān chyán-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuan chyanyean
    • Palladius: цзуань цяньянь (czuanʹ cjanʹjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuānqiányǎnr
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuanciányǎnr
    • Wade–Giles: tsuan¹-chʻien²-yen³-ʼrh
    • Yale: dzwān-chyán-yǎnr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuanchyanyeal
    • Palladius: цзуаньцяньяньр (czuanʹcjanʹjanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

鑽⫽錢眼 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. (figurative) to be greedy for money

Synonyms

• 貪財／贪财 (tāncái)