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仗义疏财

zhàng yì shū cáidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to help the needy for justice (idiom) / to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-15f0445c73de3948. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

仗義疏財 仗义疏财 [zhang4 yi4 shu1 cai2] /to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy/

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Other forms in these source records: 仗義疏財

  • 仗
    zhàng

    weaponry / to hold (a weapon) / to wield / to rely on / to depend on / war / battle

  • 义
    yì

    justice / righteousness / meaning / foster (father etc) / adopted / artificial (tooth, limb etc) / relationship / friendship

    Yì

    surname Yi / (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yì dà lì])

  • 疏
    shū

    to dredge / to clear away obstruction / thin / sparse / scanty / distant (relation) / not close / to neglect / negligent / to present a memorial to the Emperor / commentary / annotation

    Shū

    surname Shu

  • 财
    cái

    money / wealth / riches / property / valuables

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.