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阿堵物

ē dǔ wù

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Definitions

  1. 1. (literary) (euphemism) money (literally, \this thing\)

Child Words of 阿堵物

堵
dǔ

to block up (a road, pipe etc)

物
wù

thing

阿
ā

prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity

阿
ē

(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with

阿堵
ē dǔ

(literary) (colloquial term of the Six Dynasties period 六朝[liù cháo]) this