招财进宝 |
zhāo cái jìn bǎo |
ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success! |
招 |
zhāo |
to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess |
招财 |
zhāo cái |
lit. inviting wealth / We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招财进宝) |
财 |
cái |
money / wealth / riches / property / valuables |
进 |
jìn |
to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound |
宝 |
bǎo |
variant of 宝 |
宝 |
bǎo |
jewel / gem / treasure / precious |