活财神

活財神

huócáishén

idiom

Meanings

1 (fig.) a wealthy, generous benefactor; a walking money god
2 a rich person willing to help out financially

Characters

Examples

多亏王先生这位活财神，公司才渡过难关。

Duōkuī Wáng xiānsheng zhè wèi huócáishén, gōngsī cái dùguò nánguān.

Thanks to Mr. Wang, that walking God of Wealth, the company made it through the hard times.

他家来了个活财神，亲戚都来借钱。

Tā jiā lái le ge huócáishén, qīnqi dōu lái jiè qián.

A live God of Wealth has shown up at his house, and all the relatives are coming to borrow money.

Tips

culture

财神 is the traditional Chinese God of Wealth. Calling someone a 活财神 — a "living 财神" — is saying money flows out of them. Usually admiring, sometimes tinged with irony.

Stroke Order

活 huó

财 cái

神 shén