招财进宝 招財進寶 zhāo cái jìn bǎo ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year) / We wish you wealth and success! 荣华富贵 榮華富貴 róng huá fù guì glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom) / high position and great wealth syn 民脂民膏 mín zhī mín gāo lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom) / the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation) / the people's blood, sweat and tears syn 露富 lòu fù to show one's wealth / to let one's wealth show 康乐 康樂 kāng lè peace and happiness (old) / healthy and happy / recreation syn 祸福无常 禍福無常 huò fú wú cháng disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom) / future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable 歌舞升平 gē wǔ shēng píng lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity syn 歌舞升平 歌舞昇平 gē wǔ - shēng píng lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity syn 喜怒哀乐 喜怒哀樂 xǐ nù āi lè four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai1] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuai4 le4] syn 安乐 安樂 ān lè peace and happiness syn 祸福 禍福 huò fú disaster and happiness syn 福寿 福壽 fú shòu happiness and longevity 宴乐 宴樂 yàn lè peace and happiness / feasting / making merry 饮水思源 飲水思源 yǐn shuǐ sī yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! syn 遐福 xiá fú great and lasting happiness / lasting blessings 饮流怀源 飲流懷源 yǐn liú huái yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! 离苦得乐 離苦得樂 lí kǔ dé lè to abandon suffering and obtain happiness (Buddhism) 功名利禄 功名利祿 gōng míng lì lù position and wealth (idiom) / rank, fame and fortune syn 名缰利锁 名韁利鎖 míng jiāng lì suǒ lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom) / tied down by reputation and wealth / the victim of one's own success syn 安富尊荣 安富尊榮 ān fù zūn róng well-off and respected (idiom) / to be content with one's wealth and position 财赋 財賦 cái fù government revenue / tributary goods and finances / finances and taxes / wealth / property / belongings 吃得苦中苦，方为人上人 吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb) / no pain, no gain 幸福 xìng fú happiness / happy / blessed syn 秘诀 秘訣 mì jué secret know-how / key (to longevity) / secret (of happiness) / recipe (for success) syn 知足 zhī zú content with one's situation / to know contentment (hence happiness) syn 极乐 極樂 jí lè bliss / extreme happiness 花好月圆 花好月圓 huā hǎo yuè yuán lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom) / fig. everything is wonderful / perfect happiness / conjugal bliss syn 破涕为笑 破涕為笑 pò tì wéi xiào to turn tears into laughter (idiom) / to turn grief into happiness 双喜 雙喜 shuāng xǐ double happiness / the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage 喜笑颜开 喜笑顏開 xǐ xiào yán kāi grinning from ear to ear (idiom) / beaming with happiness syn 满面春风 滿面春風 mǎn miàn chūn fēng beaming / radiant with happiness syn 好事多磨 hǎo shì duō mó the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom) syn 欢悦 歡悅 huān yuè happiness / joy / to be happy / to be joyous syn 春风满面 春風滿面 chūn fēng mǎn miàn pleasantly smiling / radiant with happiness syn 喜 xǐ to be fond of / to like / to enjoy / to be happy / to feel pleased / happiness / delight / glad syn 福 fú good fortune / happiness / luck syn 回嗔作喜 huí chēn zuò xǐ to go from anger to happiness (idiom) 福如东海 福如東海 fú rú dōng hǎi may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom) syn 买笑追欢 買笑追歡 mǎi xiào zhuī huān lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness / abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom) 转悲为喜 轉悲為喜 zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ to turn grief into happiness (idiom) syn 长乐未央 長樂未央 cháng lè wèi yāng endless happiness (idiom) 囍 xǐ double happiness (similar to 喜喜) / symbol of good luck, esp. marriage 今昔对比 今昔對比 jīn xī duì bǐ to contrast past suffering with present happiness (idiom) 冥福 míng fú afterlife happiness 另觅新欢 另覓新歡 lìng mì xīn huān to seek happiness elsewhere (euphemism for extramarital sex) / a bit on the side 多子多福 duō zǐ duō fú the more sons, the more happiness (idiom) 意乐 意樂 yì lè joy / happiness 欿然 kǎn rán dissatisfied / discontented / lacking happiness 潭祉 tán zhǐ great happiness 福田 fú tián field for growing happiness / domain for practices leading to enlightenment (Buddhism) 绕膝承欢 繞膝承歡 rào xī chéng huān to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom) 遐祉 xiá zhǐ lasting blessings / lasting happiness 金钱不能买来幸福 金錢不能買來幸福 jīn qián bù néng mǎi lái xìng fú money can't buy happiness 合不拢嘴 合不攏嘴 hé bù lǒng zuǐ unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc / grinning from ear to ear / mouth agape / gobsmacked syn 回归快乐计划 回歸快樂計劃 return-to-happiness programme 喜饼 喜餅 xǐ bǐng double happiness cakes, pastries offered by a man to his fiancée's family at the time of their engagement 权利 權利 quán lì right (i.e. an entitlement to sth) / (classical) power and wealth syn 利禄 利祿 lì lù wealth and official post 财势 財勢 cái shì wealth and influence 摆阔 擺闊 bǎi kuò to parade one's wealth / to be ostentatious and extravagant syn 升官发财 升官發財 shēng guān fā cái to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom) 善财难舍 善財難捨 shàn cái nán shě to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom) / refusing to contribute to charity / skinflint / miserly 富贵不能淫 富貴不能淫 fù guì bù néng yín not corrupted by wealth and honors 民生主义 民生主義 mín shēng zhǔ yì principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning redistribution of wealth, self-sufficiency and internal trade) 金玉满堂 金玉滿堂 jīn yù mǎn táng lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom) / fig. abundant wealth / abundance of knowledge syn 世禄 世祿 shì lù hereditary benefits such as rank and wealth 利禄薰心 利祿薰心 lì lù xūn xīn to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom) 恬退 tián tuì contented / uninterested in wealth and glory 招财 招財 zhāo cái lit. inviting wealth / We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝[zhao1 cai2 jin4 bao3]) 浮利 fú lì mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame 争名夺利 爭名奪利 zhēng míng duó lì to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom) / scrambling for fame and wealth / only interested in personal gain 财利 財利 cái lì wealth and profit / riches 金钱挂帅 金錢掛帥 jīn qián guà shuài caring only about money and wealth 黄粱梦 黃粱夢 huáng liáng mèng dream of golden millet / fig. illusions of wealth and glory / pipe dream syn 黄粱美梦 黃粱美夢 huáng liáng měi mèng dream of golden millet / fig. illusions of wealth and power / pipe dream syn 亚当·斯密 亞當·斯密 yà dāng · sī mì Adam Smith (1723-1790), Scottish ethical philosopher and pioneer economist, author of The Wealth of Nations 國富論|国富论 拉丁美洲收入和财富研究会议 拉丁美洲收入和財富研究會議 Latin American Conference on Research in Income and Wealth 国际收益与财富研究协会 國際收益與財富研究協會 International Association for Research into Income and Wealth 收入和财富国际研究协会 收入和財富國際研究協會 International Association for Research in Income and Wealth 过渡之前和过渡时期财富分享协定 過渡之前和過渡時期財富分享協定 Agreement on Wealth Sharing during the Pre-Interim and Interim Period 五福临门 五福臨門 wǔ fú lín mén lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death) / (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year) 富贵寿考 富貴壽考 fù guì shòu kǎo rank, wealth, and long life 亚当・斯密 亞當・斯密 yà dāng · sī mì Adam Smith (1723-1790), Scottish ethical philosopher and pioneer economist, author of The Wealth of Nations 國富論|国富论 坐吃山空 zuò chī shān kōng lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom) / fig. to spend one's money without generating any income 赵公元帅 趙公元帥 zhào gōng yuán shuài Marshal Zhao, aka Zhao Gongming or Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism syn 赵公明 趙公明 zhào gōng míng Zhao Gongming, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism 赵玄坛 趙玄壇 zhào xuán tán Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism 生聚教训 生聚教訓 shēng jù jiào xùn to increase the population, amass wealth, and teach the people to be faithful to the cause (in preparation for war, following a defeat) 财富 財富 cái fù wealth / riches syn 理财 理財 lǐ cái to manage wealth / to manage finances / money management 钱财 錢財 qián cái wealth / money syn 财神 財神 cái shén god of wealth syn 家私 jiā sī family property / family wealth syn 聚宝盆 聚寶盆 jù bǎo pén treasure bowl (mythology) / fig. source of wealth / cornucopia / gold mine syn 敛财 斂財 liǎn cái to accumulate wealth / to rake in money syn 创造财富 創造財富 wealth creation 看淡 kàn dàn to regard as unimportant / to be indifferent to (fame, wealth etc) / (of an economy or a market) to slacken 聚敛 聚斂 jù liǎn to accumulate / to gather / to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means / (science) convergent syn 变废为宝 變廢為寶 waste for wealth 