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阿堵物

ē dǔ wù

释义

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

阿堵物 的构成词

• 堵 堵 dǔ: to block up (a road, pipe etc)
• 物 物 wù: thing
• 阿 阿 ā: prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
• 阿 阿 ē: (literary) to flatter; to curry favor with
• 阿堵 阿堵 ē dǔ: (literary) (colloquial term of the Six Dynasties period 六朝[liù cháo]) this