疏财重义 — Chinese idiom
疏财重义
shū cái zhòng yì
Traditional: 疏財重義
Meaning
- distributing money, supporting virtue ; fig. to give generously in a public cause
Character by character
- 疏shūto neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careles
- 财cáiriches, wealth, valuables
- 重zhòngheavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
- 义yìright conduct, propriety; justice
Idioms sharing a character
- 仗义疏财 zhàng yì shū cái
- 才疏学浅 cái shū xué qiǎn
- 疏谋少略 shū móu shǎo lüè
- 疏不间亲 shū bù jiàn qīn
- 疏水箪瓢 shū shuǐ dān piáo
- 疏财仗义 shū cái zhàng yì
- 亲疏贵贱 qīn shū guì jiàn
- 人财两空 rén cái liǎng kōng
- 劳民伤财 láo mín shāng cái
- 升官发财 shēng guān fā cái
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