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私房钱

sī fáng qiándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
secret purse / secret stash of money
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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-d74a6a27b536f284. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

私房錢 私房钱 [si1 fang2 qian2] /secret purse/secret stash of money/

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Other forms in these source records: 私房錢

  • 私
    sī

    (bound form) personal / private / (bound form) selfish / (bound form) clandestine / (bound form) illicit / (Internet slang) to send a private message to sb

  • 房
    fáng

    house / room / CL:間|间[jiān] / branch of an extended family / classifier for family members (or concubines)

    Fáng

    surname Fang

  • 钱
    qián

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

    Qián

    surname Qian

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.