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摇钱树

yáo qián shù

3-character word Traditional 搖錢樹

What 摇钱树 means

1. legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
2. (fig.) source of easy money

The characters in 摇钱树

• 摇yáoto shake; to rock; to row
• 钱qiáncoin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两
• 树shùtree; to cultivate; to set up

Example sentences

• 他们把我们当成摇钱树。
  Tāmen bǎ wǒmen dàngchéng yáoqiánshù.
  They're taking us for cash cows.

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