金屋藏娇 — Chinese idiom
金屋藏娇
jīn wū cáng jiāo
Traditional: 金屋藏嬌
Meaning
- a golden house to keep one's mistress ; a magnificent house built for a beloved woman
Character by character
- 金jīngold, metal; money
- 屋wūbuilding, house, shelter; room
- 藏cángto conceal, to hide; to hoard, to store
- 娇jiāoseductive, lovable, tender; pampered; frail
Idioms sharing a character
- 一刻千金 yī kè qiān jīn
- 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn
- 一掷千金 yī zhì qiān jīn
- 一言千金 yī yán qiān jīn
- 一诺千金 yī nuò qiān jīn
- 千金一掷 qiān jīn yī zhì
- 千金一诺 qiān jīn yī nuò
- 千金难买 qiān jīn nán mǎi
- 固若金汤 gù ruò jīn tāng
- 如金似玉 rú jīn sì yù
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