鑽錢眼

Chinese

		an auger; diamond; enter (a hole) an auger; diamond; enter (a hole); probe	hole on a coin, making it able to be strung with a cord; greed for money
trad. (鑽錢眼)		鑽	錢眼
simp. (钻钱眼)		钻	钱眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuān qiányǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄢㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuān qiányǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄢㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuan ciányǎn
  - Wade–Giles: tsuan¹ chʻien²-yen³
  - Yale: dzwān chyán-yǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuan chyanyean
  - Palladius: цзуань цяньянь (czuanʹ cjanʹjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuānqiányǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄢㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuanciányǎnr
  - Wade–Giles: tsuan¹-chʻien²-yen³-ʼrh
  - Yale: dzwān-chyán-yǎnr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuanchyanyeal
  - Palladius: цзуаньцяньяньр (czuanʹcjanʹjanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

鑽⫽錢眼 (verb-object) (intransitive)

(figurative) to be greedy for money

Synonyms

貪財／贪财 (tāncái)

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