filthy rich

Chinese translation: 一身铜臭味

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English term or phrase:filthy rich
Chinese translation:一身铜臭味
Entered by: Wenjer Leuschel (X)

08:39 Jul 19, 2006
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English term or phrase: filthy rich
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They're filthy rich.
chica nueva
Local time: 23:39
一身铜臭味
Explanation:
Something like "stinking rich."

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Note added at 4 days (2006-07-24 05:14:51 GMT) Post-grading
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世上確有那種表現得一副「我們家啥都沒有,只是有錢而已」的人。
那種人身上大概也只能有銅臭味了。
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 18:39
Grading comment
Thanks! (= extremely rich, rolling in it...)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4一身铜臭味
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
4 +1浊富
Victor J Zhang


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
浊富


Explanation:
指为富而不仁

Victor J Zhang
China
Local time: 18:39
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chinoise
1 day 15 hrs
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
一身铜臭味


Explanation:
Something like "stinking rich."

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Note added at 4 days (2006-07-24 05:14:51 GMT) Post-grading
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世上確有那種表現得一副「我們家啥都沒有,只是有錢而已」的人。
那種人身上大概也只能有銅臭味了。

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 18:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 34
Grading comment
Thanks! (= extremely rich, rolling in it...)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  pkchan
3 hrs
  -> ^_^ Thanks!

agree  IC --
8 hrs
  -> Thanks!

agree  Naikei Wong: I recall that in Singapore, my English teacher used to say this a lot and by that she meant "dead rich" / "extremely rich".
2 days 4 hrs
  -> Or, smelly rich. Thanks!

agree  Danbing HE
9 days
  -> Thanks.
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