文财神

文財神
wéncáishén
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 civil god of wealth

Examples

HSK 4
Wéncáishén de yàngzi xiàng yí wèi dúshūrén.
The civil god of wealth looks like a scholar.
HSK 7-9
Tā jiālǐ gòng zhe yì zūn wéncáishén, měi nián Chūnjié dōu yào shàngxiāng.
His family keeps a statue of the civil god of wealth and burns incense to it every Spring Festival.

Tips

culture
The civil gods of wealth are usually 比干 and 范蠡, shown in an official's robes, against the armoured 武财神. Legend says 比干's heart was cut out, and a god with no heart cannot favour anyone, so he hands out wealth fairly.

Stroke Order

文 wén
财 cái
神 shén