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横财

hèng cái

2-character word Traditional 橫財

What 横财 means

1. easy money
2. windfall
3. ill-gotten gains
4. undeserved fortune
5. illegal profit

The characters in 横财

• 横hénghorizontal; across; crosswise
• 财cáimoney; wealth; riches

Example sentences

• 俗话说：一分耕耘、一分收获；可俗话又说：人无横财不富、马无夜草不肥！
  Súhuàshuō: yī fēn gēngyún, yī fēn shōuhuò; kě súhuà yòu shuō: rén wú hèngcái bù fù, mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi!
  As the saying goes, "You reap what you sow", and yet another says that luck plays an important role in success too!

Words containing 横财

• 发横财fā hèng cáito make easy money; to make a fortune; to line one's pockets
• 人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥rén wú hèng cái bù fù , mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi(saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits…