权利 權利 quán lì right (i.e. an entitlement to sth) / (classical) power and wealth syn 财富 財富 cái fù wealth / riches syn 真人 zhēn rén a real person / Daoist spiritual master 层面 層面 céng miàn aspect / facet / level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) / (geology) bedding plane syn 武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 钱财 錢財 qián cái wealth / money syn 理财 理財 lǐ cái to manage wealth / to manage finances / money management 修行 xiū xíng to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) / to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft syn 灵性 靈性 líng xìng spiritual nature / spirituality / intelligence (esp. in animals) syn 灵气 靈氣 líng qì spiritual influence (of mountains etc) / cleverness / ingeniousness syn 喇嘛 lǎ ma lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism 不义之财 不義之財 bù yì zhī cái ill-gotten wealth or gains syn 财神 財神 cái shén god of wealth syn 败落 敗落 bài luò (of status or wealth) to decline / (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated / run-down / (of plants) to wilt syn 荣华富贵 榮華富貴 róng huá fù guì glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom) / high position and great wealth syn 敛财 斂財 liǎn cái to accumulate wealth / to rake in money syn 家私 jiā sī family property / family wealth syn 财神爷 財神爺 cái shén yé god of wealth / very wealthy man syn 聚宝盆 聚寶盆 jù bǎo pén treasure bowl (mythology) / fig. source of wealth / cornucopia / gold mine syn 变废为宝 變廢為寶 waste for wealth 摆阔 擺闊 bǎi kuò to parade one's wealth / to be ostentatious and extravagant syn 精神文明 jīng shén wén míng spiritual culture 法轮功 法輪功 fǎ lún gōng Falun Gong (Chinese spiritual movement founded in 1992, regarded as a cult by the PRC government) 创造财富 創造財富 wealth creation 养性 養性 yǎng xìng mental or spiritual cultivation 精神支柱 jīng shén zhī zhù moral pillars / spiritual props 看淡 kàn dàn to regard as unimportant / to be indifferent to (fame, wealth etc) / (of an economy or a market) to slacken 精神领袖 精神領袖 jīng shén lǐng xiù spiritual leader (of a nation or church) / religious leader 聚敛 聚斂 jù liǎn to accumulate / to gather / to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means / (science) convergent syn 属灵 屬靈 shǔ líng spiritual 利禄 利祿 lì lù wealth and official post 比干 bǐ gān Bi Gan (Chinese god of wealth) 财帛 財帛 cái bó wealth / money syn 财势 財勢 cái shì wealth and influence 财 財 cái money / wealth / riches / property / valuables syn 国富论 國富論 guó fù lùn The Wealth of Nations (1776) by Adam Smith 亞當·斯密|亚当·斯密[Ya4 dang1 · Si1 mi4] 法论功 法論功 fǎ lún gōng erroneous variant of 法輪功|法轮功[Fa3 lun2 gong1], Falungong (proscribed Chinese spiritual practice) 訾 zī to calculate / to assess / wealth syn 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 万贯家财 萬貫家財 wàn guàn jiā cái vast 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 黄粱梦 黃粱夢 huáng liáng mèng dream of golden millet / fig. illusions of wealth and glory / pipe dream syn 三魂七魄 sān hún qī pò three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man 功名利禄 功名利祿 gōng míng lì lù position and wealth (idiom) / rank, fame and fortune syn 升官发财 升官發財 shēng guān fā cái to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom) 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 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 毁家纾难 毀家紓難 huǐ jiā shū nàn to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom) syn 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) 生财有道 生財有道 shēng cái yǒu dào lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom) / fig. to have a knack for good business / knowing how to accumulate wealth / good at feathering one's own nest syn 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 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 富可敌国 富可敵國 fù kě dí guó having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom) / extremely wealthy 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! 露富 lòu fù to show one's wealth / to let one's wealth show 心灵上 心靈上 xīn líng shàng spiritual 神枯 shén kū spiritual desolation 神慰 shén wèi spiritual consolation 形神 xíng shén body and soul / physical and spiritual / material form and internal spirit 物质文明和精神文明 物質文明和精神文明 wù zhì wén míng hé jīng shén wén míng material and spiritual culture / matter and mind / material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978) 神家园 神家園 shén jiā yuán spiritual home 精神生活 jīng shén shēng huó spiritual or moral life 灵犀一点通 靈犀一點通 líng xī yī diǎn tōng mental rapport / likeness of mind / spiritual link 灵界 靈界 líng jiè spiritual world 灵语 靈語 líng yǔ tongues (spiritual gift) 事工 shì gōng (Christianity) ministry (work of a spiritual or charitable nature) 国际精神长者会议 International Spiritual Elders Conference 国际工业、精神和文化促进组织 國際工業、精神和文化促進組織 Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement International / OISCA International 宗教和议会领袖人类生存问题全球论坛 宗教和議會領袖人類生存問題全球論壇 Global Forum of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders on Human Survival 宗教和精神领袖千年世界和平首脑会议 宗教和精神領袖千年世界和平首腦會議 Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders 社会进步的伦理和精神方面问题讨论会 社會進步的倫理和精神方面問題討論會 Seminar on the Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions of Social Progress 布拉马·库马里斯世界精神大学 布拉馬·庫馬里斯世界精神大學 Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University 灵枢经 靈樞經 líng shū jīng Lingshu Jing (Divine Pivot, or Spiritual Pivot), ancient Chinese medical text (c. 1st century BC) 观落阴 觀落陰 guān luò yīn a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey 修真 xiū zhēn to practice Taoism / to cultivate the true self through spiritual exercises 精神家园 精神家園 jīng shén jiā yuán spiritual home 仙侠 仙俠 xiān xiá (fiction genre) xianxia / Chinese fantasy featuring immortals, spiritual cultivation 修仙[xiu1 xian1], and other supernatural elements 世禄 世祿 shì lù hereditary benefits such as rank and wealth 健康胜于财富 健康勝於財富 jiàn kāng shèng yú cái fù Health beats wealth. 价原 價原 jià yuán Kagen or the Origin of Value by MIURA Baien 三浦梅園|三浦梅园[San1 pu3 Mei2 yuan2], pioneering study of economics comparable to Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations 國富論|国富论[Guo2 fu4 lun4] 利禄薰心 利祿薰心 lì lù xūn xīn to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom) 善财 善財 shàn cái to cherish wealth 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]) 败光 敗光 bài guāng to squander one's fortune / to dissipate one's wealth 浮利 fú lì mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame 汤玉麟 湯玉麟 tāng yù lín Tang Yulin (1871-1937), minor warlord in northeast China, sometime governor of Chengde 承德, mostly poor in battle but very successful at accumulating personal wealth 炫富 xuàn fù to flaunt wealth / ostentatious 祉禄 祉祿 zhǐ lù happiness and wealth 裒敛无厌 裒斂無厭 póu liǎn wú yàn to accumulate wealth without satisfaction / to continually plunder (idiom) 财利 財利 cái lì wealth and profit / riches 财赋 財賦 cái fù government revenue / tributary goods and finances / finances and taxes / wealth / property / belongings 买官 買官 mǎi guān to buy an official title / to use wealth to acquire office 金钱挂帅 金錢掛帥 jīn qián guà shuài caring only about money and wealth 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 富不过三代 富不過三代 fù bù guò sān dài wealth never survives three generations (idiom) 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 主权基金 zhǔ quán jī jīn sovereign wealth fund / sovereign fund 