rich merchants
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h á OSH ā NGJ ù g ǔ, which means big businessman. It comes from the history of the Song Dynasty, Shihuo Zhi II.
The origin of Idioms
In the history of the Song Dynasty, Shihuo Zhi (Part 5), it is said that "all the profits of false estimation go to the great merchants."
Idiom usage
As subject, object, attribute; used in writing. At that time, the trade industry was gradually prosperous, and they often exchanged with literati and officials. (Liang Qichao, the general trend of the changes of Chinese academic thought, Chapter 3, Section 1)
rich merchants
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the sound of the drums and gongs arose - léi gǔ míng jīn
one 's mind is somewhat unhinged - hún bù shǒu shè