烧 钱

shāo qiándictionary entry

to burn joss paper / (fig.) to flush money down the toilet

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Original source entry:

燒錢烧钱 [shao1 qian2] /to burn joss paper/(fig.) to flush money down the toilet/

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Other forms in these source records: 燒錢

烧
shāo
to burn / to set on fire / to heat (over a fire) / to boil (water, tea etc) / to braise / to cook / to prepare food / to run a fever / fever / (coll.) to become full of oneself / to get carried away
钱
qián
coin / money / CL:筆|笔[bǐ] / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liǎng]
Qián
surname Qian

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