to accumulate wealth
Piling up gold and jade, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Du ī J ī NDI é y ù, which means a lot of wealth. It comes from Han Yu's Hua Shan nu in Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Han Yu's poem "Huashan girl" in Tang Dynasty: "take out the hairpin, take off the plutonium, untie the hoop, pile up the gold and jade, shine green."
Idiom explanation
A lot of money.
to accumulate wealth
be contented in poverty and devoted to things spiritual - jūn zǐ gù qióng
officialdom is the natural outlet for good scholars - xué ér yōu zé shì
harsh penal codes in great numbers - qiū tú mì wǎng