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私房钱

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Collocation

1
私房钱不多/不少
2
藏私房钱
3
存私房钱

Definition

私房钱

Literally means:

money in a private room

Actually means:

私房, confidential or private.

This phrase refer to private savings of a family member, usually kept secret or half secret.

私房,私下的。

私房钱,家庭成员中个人私下积存的钱。通常是详情不公开或不完全公开的。

Example

Used as subject or object. (作主语、宾语)
1
ge
哥哥
jiā
de
jīng
经济
quán
大权
zhǎng
掌握
zài
sǎosao
嫂嫂
shǒu
手里
  
,
de
fángqián
私房钱
duō
  
,
zhǐnéng
只能
zànzhù
赞助
bàn
nián
de
xuéfèi
学费
  

My brother's "economic power" is in the hands of his sister-in-law, his private money is not much, can only sponsor my half-year tuition.

2
mǎi
chē
汽车
sònggěi
送给
自己
de
父母
  
,
yòng
de
shì
自己
shí
nián
lái
zǎn
积攒
de
fángqián
私房钱
  
,
po
婆婆
shǐ
即使
gāoxìng
高兴
hǎo
不好
shuō
shénme
什么
  

She bought a car for her parents, with her own ten years of accumulated private money, mother-in-law even if not happy can not say anything.

3
suīrán
虽然
zhīdào
知道
zhàngfu
丈夫
fángqián
私房钱
  
,
dàn
cónglái
从来
guòwèn
过问
  
,
gānshè
干涉
  
,
yīnwèi
因为
rènwéi
认为
zhàngfu
丈夫
zài
wàimiàn
外面
nánmiǎn
难免
huì
yǒu
yìngchou
应酬
  
,
yīnggāi
应该
ràng
shǒutóu
手头
kuān
diǎn
  

Although she knew her husband's private money, but never asked, do not do, because she thought that her husband outside will inevitably be paid, should let him have a little more money on hand.

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