| 男人膝下有黄金 |
nán rén xī xià yǒu huáng jīn |
lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity) |
| 男 |
nán |
(bound form) male / baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 |
| 男人 |
nán rén |
a man / a male / men / CL:个 |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
| 膝 |
xī |
old variant of 膝 |
| 膝 |
xī |
knee |
| 膝下 |
xī xià |
at the knee (in reference to children) / (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents) |
| 下 |
xià |
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action |
| 有 |
yǒu |
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional) |
| 黄 |
Huáng |
surname Huang or Hwang |
| 黄 |
huáng |
yellow / pornographic / to fall through |
| 黄金 |
huáng jīn |
gold / golden (opportunity) / prime (time) |
| 金 |
Jīn |
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) |
| 金 |
jīn |
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |