yǒu qián yǒu shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
rich and powerful (idiom)
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Original source entry:

有錢有勢 有钱有势 [you3 qian2 you3 shi4] /rich and powerful (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 有錢有勢

  • 有
    yǒu

    to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)

  • 钱
    qián

    coin / money / CL:筆|笔[bǐ] / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liǎng]

    Qián

    surname Qian

  • 有
    yǒu

    to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)

  • 势
    shì

    power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals

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