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 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 损公肥私 損公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom) / personal profit at public expense / venal and selfish behavior syn 露富 lòu fù to show one's wealth / to let one's wealth show 赢利 贏利 yíng lì gain / profit / to make a profit syn 营利 營利 yíng lì for profit / to seek profit syn 唯利是图 唯利是圖 wéi lì shì tú (idiom) to be bent solely on profit / to put profit before everything else syn 殖利 zhí lì to generate a profit / profit / yield 非牟利公司 fēi móu lì gōng sī non-profit corporation / not-for-profit corporation 非营利公司 非營利公司 fēi yíng lì gōng sī non-profit corporation / not-for-profit corporation 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 损益 損益 sǔn yì profit and loss / increase and decrease syn 盈亏 盈虧 yíng kuī profit and loss / waxing and waning syn 本利 běn lì principal and interest / capital and profit 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 祉禄 祉祿 zhǐ lù happiness and wealth 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) 名利 míng lì fame and profit syn 自私自利 zì sī zì lì everything for self and selfish profit (idiom) / with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary syn 自负盈亏 自負盈虧 zì fù yíng kuī responsible for its profit and losses (of organization) / financially autonomous / personal financial responsibility 见利忘义 見利忘義 jiàn lì wàng yì lit. to see profit and forget morality (idiom) / fig. to act from mercenary considerations / to sell one's soul syn 损益表 損益表 sǔn yì biǎo income statement (US) / profit and loss account (UK) 争权夺利 爭權奪利 zhēng quán duó lì scramble for power and profit (idiom) / power struggle 连本带利 連本帶利 lián běn dài lì both principal and interest / capital plus profit 倒买倒卖 倒買倒賣 dǎo mǎi dǎo mài to buy and sell at a profit / to speculate 一本万利 一本萬利 yī běn wàn lì small capital, huge profit (idiom) / to put in a little and get a lot out syn 见利思义 見利思義 jiàn lì sī yì to see profit and remember morality (idiom) / to act ethically / not tempted by riches 违利赴名 違利赴名 wéi lì fù míng to renounce profit and seek fame (idiom) / to abandon greed for reputation / to choose fame over fortune 倒弄 dǎo nong to move (things around) / to buy and sell at a profit (derog.) 盈亏自负 盈虧自負 yíng kuī zì fù responsible for its profit and losses (of organization) / financially autonomous / personal financial responsibility 风险与收益的关系 風險與收益的關係 fēng xiǎn yǔ shōu yì de guān xì relation between venture and profit / risk-return relation 肥羊 féi yáng (fig.) attractive and easy mark / source of steady profit / moneymaker / cash cow 毒鸡汤 毒雞湯 dú jī tāng (coll.) profit-motivated article cynically disguised as feel-good content 雞湯|鸡汤[ji1 tang1] and designed to go viral 双减 雙減 shuāng jiǎn (PRC) Double Reduction Policy, announced in 2021, aiming to ease pressure on K-12 students by reducing homework and banning for-profit after-school academic classes 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 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 财神爷 財神爺 cái shén yé god of wealth / very wealthy man 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 不义之财 不義之財 bù yì zhī cái ill-gotten wealth or gains syn 比干 bǐ gān Bi Gan (Chinese god of wealth) 财帛 財帛 cái bó wealth / money 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] 财 財 cái money / wealth / riches / property / valuables syn 訾 zī to calculate / to assess / wealth syn 毁家纾难 毀家紓難 huǐ jiā shū nàn to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom) syn 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 万贯家财 萬貫家財 wàn guàn jiā cái vast wealth syn 富可敌国 富可敵國 fù kě dí guó having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom) / extremely wealthy 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] 善财 善財 shàn cái to cherish wealth 败光 敗光 bài guāng to squander one's fortune / to dissipate one's wealth 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 