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小金

Unverified word

xiǎojīn

Description

“小金”常常指一个人自己存的一小笔钱,比如私房钱。

"小金" often refers to a small amount of money a person saves for themselves, like private savings.

它有时候也可以是人的名字或者小名。

It can sometimes also be a person's name or nickname.

Meanings

小金xiǎojīn

a small sum of privately kept money; nest egg

她自己存了一笔小金。

She saved a small amount of money herself.

小金Xiǎo Jīn

informal name for a person surnamed Jin

小金今天没来上班。

Xiao Jin didn't come to work today.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    小 'small' + 金 'gold/money'; 小 also functions as a friendly prefix for names.

  • Nuance

    as money it is colloquial; 小库/小金库 refers to a secret private fund.

In videos

“遗弃标售的事情其实不是高处长经说的是小金”

恐怖分子 杨德昌 · 人人影视字幕

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