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暴富 (bào fù) — to get rich quick; to become suddenly wealthy

Definition

暴富 (bàofù) means becoming rich suddenly and quickly, often with the sense of unexpected or windfall wealth. Implies a dramatic overnight change rather than gradual earning.

verb
to get rich quickto become suddenly wealthy

Examples

  • ，暴富。
    Tā mǎi cǎi piào zhōng le jiǎng, yí yè bào fù le.
    He won the lottery and became rich overnight.
  • 暴富，。
    Hěn duō rén xiǎng tōng guò chǎo gǔ bào fù, dàn fēng xiǎn hěn dà.
    Many people want to get rich quick through stock trading, but the risk is high.
  • 暴富。
    Tā kào tóu zī fáng dì chǎn bào fù le.
    He got rich quick by investing in real estate.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

暴bàosuddenly
富fùbecome rich

“暴” (suddenly) gives “富” (become rich) an abrupt sense.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The earliest form paired 虎 and 戈, a tiger and a weapon. The later 暴 came from a picture of hands drying something in the sun.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
畐
畐fú富fù
Same sound today

富 pairs 宀, a roof-shaped part, with 畐, which gives the sound fú.

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